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1 " No, thats not how it happened... Mr crepsley dropped. He was impaled on the stakes. He died. And it was awful... His cries as he writhed there, bleeding and dying, burning and screaming, will stay with me till I die. Maybe I'll even carry them with me after I go. "
― Darren Shan , Hunters of the Dusk (Cirque Du Freak, #7)
2 " It was an age of tragic mistakes. "
3 " Death is the worst this world can throw at you, Darren -- if you accept it, it has no power over you. "
4 " Two strong futures lie ahead, each as possible as the other. It's rare for fate to boil down to two such evenly matched eventualities. Normally the paths of the future are many. When two exist like this, chance decides which the world will take. "
5 " But what Desmond didn't tell you is -- by the end of the hunt, if you have faced the Vampaneze Lord four times and failed to kill him, only one of you will be alive to witness the fall of the vampire clan. The other two will be dead. "
6 " You think it amusing to have a death sentence imposed on us, sire? "
7 " Ever hear of the phrase, Banging you're head on a brick wall?"Ah, but you forget, Darren, vampires can break brick walls with their heads. "
8 " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." - Harkat Mulds (Hunters of the Dusk) "
9 " ... please Lady... Do not speak of it. I was young and foolish.""You most certainly were.""You are cruel, Evanna. "
10 " Mr. Tiny nodded, then started forward. "Enough of the chitchat, boys. I have work to do and I must be quick. Time is precious. A volcano's due to erupt on a small tropical island tomorrow. Everybody within a ten-mile radius will be roasted alive. I want to be there -- it sounds like great fun. "
11 " Darren,” Paris called me back. “An excessive amount of alcohol is as bad for the young as for the old. If you are wise, you will drink in moderation.” “Remember what you told me about wisdom a few years ago, Paris?” I replied. “What?” “You said the only way to get wise was to get experienced.” Winking, I rushed out of the Hall "
12 " Darren," Paris called me back. "An excessive amount of alcohol is as bad for the young as for the old. If you are wise, you will drink in moderation.""Remember what you told me about wisdom a few years ago, Paris?" I replied."What?""You said the only way to get wise was to get experienced." Winking, I rushed out of the Hall and was soon sharing a barrel of ale with a grumpy, orange-haired vampire. "
13 " Nothing's as awful as slavery... "
14 " Appearances, Darren," she said. "Never let them fool you. "
15 " I don't suppose you kept anything of hers, did you?""Such as?""A lock of hair, a knife which was dear to her, a scrap of her clothes?""Vampires do not indulge in such foolishness," he said gruffly."They should," Evanna sighed. "
16 " And please do not take offence if we appear suspicious or unwelcoming — these are troublesome, confusing times, and we bark where sometimes we should whisper. "
17 " Towards dawn, as we were making camp, Vancha suddenly burst out laughing. "Look at us!" he hooted, as we stared at him uncertainly. "We've been moping all night like four sad souls at a funeral. What idiots we've been!""You think it amusing to have a death sentence imposed on us, Sire?" Mr. Crepsley asked archly."Charna's guts!" Vancha cursed. "The sentence has been there since the start — all that's changed is that we know about it!""A little knowledge is a... dangerous thing," Harkat muttered. "
18 " Failure is always a bitter pill to swallow," Mr. Crepsley said. "
19 " What sort of a world is it where evil is born of an act of goodness?-Vancha March "
20 " Weapons are tools of fear, used by those who are afraid. One who learns to fight with his hands always has the advantage over those who rely on swords and knives. Know why?""Why?""Because they expect to win," he beamed. "Weapons are false — they're not of nature — and inspire false confidence. When I fight, I expect to die. Even now, when I sparred with you, I anticipated death and resigned myself to it. Death is the worst this world can throw at you, Darren — if you accept it, it has no power over you. "
