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Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2) QUOTES

Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2) QUOTES

1 " We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

2 " An untied shoelace can be dangerous,' he said.
'I could have tripped.'
She stared at him. A moment dragged by.
'I'm joking,' he said at last.
She relaxed. 'Really?'
'Absolutely. I would never have tripped. I'm far too graceful. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

3 " Is he all scarred now?”

“Magic gets rid of most physical scars, but I like to think I scarred him emotionally. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

4 " Have you killed anyone?” she asked quickly.
“What? Did you miss what I said, about turning murder into
an art form?”
“But you haven’t actually killed anyone yet, have you? I read
your file.”
He glowered. “Technically, yeah, all right, maybe I haven’t "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

5 " Look at what you've done,' Sanguine said, shaking his head with mock severity. 'You have foiled out insidious little plot. You have emerged triumphant and victorious. Curse you, do-gooders. Curse you. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

6 " No one likes sarcasm, Miss Cain. I’ve merely delayed my exit to promise you something. You took my straight razor, li’l darlin’. That I view as an unforgivable offense. So when the time comes, when you have served your purpose, I swear to you I’m gonna kill you for free.” And with that, Billy-Ray Sanguine disappeared into the ground. Then he popped his head back up. “Or at least half price.” And he was gone again. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

7 " If things go wrong, I'll lead them away. Once it's clear, get back to the car. If you don't see me in five minutes, then I've probably died a very brave and heroic death. Oh and don't touch the radio--I've got it tuned right where I want it and I don't want you messing that up. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

8 " Scapegrace leaped up. “I am the Killer Supreme! I make
murder into an art form!”
Skulduggery hit him again and Scapegrace did a little twirl
before falling. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

9 " Come and have a go, if you think you're hard enough "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

10 " Tanith: How did Skulduggery sound?
Valkyrie: Angry and worried; He's only OK when I'm attacked by people he knows. He'd never even heard of this Sangunie guy "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

11 " Sanguine: That hurt
Tanith: I can make this easy on you
Sanguine: You gonna give me that sword of yours?
Tanith: No, but if you tell me what Baron Vengeous is planning, I'll let you walk away from here
Sanguine: But I drove here. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

12 " Sanguine: Shackles can't hold me, pretty lady. I'm immune to just about every binding spell I reckon you ever heard of, and a few more you haven't. That's what makes me special
Tanith: That and your psychopathic tendencies
Sanguine: Oh, they don't make me special. They just make me fun. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

13 " Excuse me, I believe you're standing on my sword. I don't think this is entirely fair, you're angry with Skulduggery because he didn't kill Valkyrie, but you and me, we've never even met. I mean, you have no reason to attack me, if you got to know me, if you took the time, I'm sure you'd really like me. I'm a likeable girl, everyone says so - Tanith Low "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

14 " Did you know, and this is a fact here, did you know that most spiders are ugly? It's true. The woman spiders have it really hard time of it. I saw it on a documentary. Why do you think the Black Widow kills the guy she mates with? Shame, that's why - Tanith Low "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

15 " be brave "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

16 " Skulduggery: It would be a tad redudant to encourage you to hurry up, wouldn't it? Whatever you do, do not fall over. Falling over, I think, would be the wrong move to make at this moment
Valkyrie: Hate...
Skulduggery: Yes?
Valkyrie: Hate... You...
Skulduggery: Breathe some more air, the lack of oxygen is making you delirious. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

17 " Sanguine: You mind if I take pictures? Brought my own camera and everythin'
Valkyrie: Knock yourself out
Sanguine: Thanks
Valkyrie: No, really, run head first into a wall and knock yourself out "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

18 " Kenspeckle: Have you eaten?
Valkyrie: One of your assistants brought me a burger for breakfast
Kenspeckle: I meant, have you eaten sensibly?
Valkyrie: I was very sensible while I was eating the burger. Didn't miss my mouth once "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

19 " Scapegrace: Back then, I was full of ideas, I was going to renovate the whole front of the pub,, and extend out to the west, maybe get in a music system a little dancefloor. In the end, I decided not to. Too expensive, you know. And, like, nobody wanted to dance so.
Skulduggery: Vaurien, if you're trying to kill us, there are quicker ways than telling us your life story
Valkryie: Less painful too. "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)

20 " Skulduggery: I don't know what they are, but there are dozens of them, relatively small, moving as a pack
Valkyrie: They might be kittens
Skulduggery: They're stalking us
Valkyrie: They might be shy
Skulduggery: I don't think they're kittens
Valkyrie: Puppies then? "

― Derek Landy , Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)