*＊✿❀ n c (𝐻𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓁&#x1 ❀✿＊* > *＊✿❀ n c's Quotes

“Every solution to every problem is simple. It’s the distance between the two wherein the mystery lies.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“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

“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

“We can hold them off," Shudder said. "What do you think, Skulduggery?"
"Should be fun," Skulduggery responded. "Valkyrie here has never held off a horde of zombies before. It'll be a good experience for her."
"Oh, joy," she muttered.”
― Derek Landy, Dark Days

“Hmmm... that's interesting."
"What?"
"There seems to be a gentleman walking towards us with a shotgun.”
― Derek Landy

“I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that, in my own way, I love you all, even those I don't particularly like. That's you, Beryl.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“There's no such thing as winning or losing. There is a won and there is a lost, there is victory and defeat. There are absolutes. Everything in between is still left to fight for - Skulduggery Pleasant”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“An old man stood by the window, his hands clasped behind his back. He had probably been waiting for them in this exact pose. He was, quite obviously, a dick.”
― Derek Landy, Desolation

“To betray is to act against, I just haven't acted at all - China Sorrows”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“Stephanie: Why can't you break in? You broke into the Vault
Skulduggery: That's different
Stephanie: Yes, it had alarms and vampires - this'll be so much easier
Skulduggery: There are times when extreme measures are unnecessary
Stephanie: Extreme measures are very necessary here!”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“Just a few questions for you, Mr. Dunne. Or Kenny. Can I call you Kenny? I feel we've become friends in these past few seconds. Can I call you Kenny?”
― Derek Landy

“Sanguine peered down at Bradley's body, and the huge bloody mess that was his chest. "If you still want his heart," he said, "I'm pretty sure I can see it from here.
(Death and Texas)”
― Derek Landy, Armageddon Outta Here

“Tanith immediately told them that Valkyrie had beaten up a priest and an old woman.”
― Derek Landy, Mortal Coil

“I'm going to photograph every single person to enter and leave this tattoo parlour."
Finbar rolled his eyes. "And they'll hate that, because people who get dragons drawn on their backs are normally so shy about other people noticing them.”
― Derek Landy, Death Bringer

“Skulduggery: You won't want to move any sudden moves until we reach the road - I'll know if you crazy kids disturbs the air around the nice bag of explosives
Valkyrie: Blow it up
Skulduggery: Can't do that
Valkyrie: Why not?
Skulduggery: Not a bomb. It's a bag with collapsible jacks; for changin tyres
Valkryie: What about the remote?
Skulduggery: It opens my garage door. Don't tell them, but it doesn't even have any batteries in it”
― Derek Landy, Playing with Fire

“I don't show off. I merely demonstrate my abilities at opportune times." - Skulduggery Pleasant”
― Derek Landy, The Faceless Ones

“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

“You promise?"
"I cross the place where my heart used to be and wish to be even more deader than I am now.”
― Derek Landy, Death Bringer

“You zapped your own brain?"
"And it didn't do me any harm apart from the dizziness and the vomiting spells and the weirdly persistent ringing in my ears. Also the blackouts and the moodswings and the creeping paranoia. Apart from that, zero side effects, if you don't count numb fingertips. Which I don't."
"Because he also lost the ability to count," said Donegan.
"That was temporary," snapped Gracious.”
― Derek Landy, The Maleficent Seven

“Plans are like buses,” he said. “Sometimes they just don’t turn up when you need one.”
― Derek Landy, Death Bringer

“I thought we were a team," Annis said.
Tanith looked down at her. "We are a team."
"And Sabine? Wasn't she part of it, too?"
"She was a very important part. She was payment."
"Are you going to betray us like you betrayed her?”
― Derek Landy, The Maleficent Seven

“Did you know he once lost a shopping centre? – Stephanie’s mum about her dad.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“The world is bigger than you know and scarier than you might imagine. The only currency worth anything is being true to yourself, and the only goal worth seeking is finding out who you truly are . . . Make you parents proud, and make them glad to have you living under their roof, because I leave to you my property and possessions, my assets and my royalties, to be inherited on the day you turn eighteen. – Mr Fedgewick, reading Gordon’s will, to Stephanie”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“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

“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

“He glared at Gracious. "I can't believe you fell asleep."
"I didn't fall asleep."
"Then do you know if she's home or not?"
"I haven't a clue," Gracious admitted. "I fell asleep.”
― Derek Landy

“Cow," Tanith muttered, and that was it, the floodgates opened, and Stephanie doubled over with laughter that echoed throughout the warehouse. Tanith pointed at Stephanie and backed away. "Skulduggery, she's not being professional!”
― Derek Landy

“So you’ve finally chosen a name.”
“Yes. And I’m leaving. Right now.”
“Maybe you stand some chance after all. Before you go, will you do me the honour of introducing yourself?”
“Of course,” Stephanie said right before she walked out of the apartment. “My name is Valkyrie Cain.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“We're going to get killed, aren't we?"

"It looks likely. Our only hope is a surprise attack."

"They're looking right at us."

"Dammit.”
― Derek Landy, Death Bringer

“You are a known associate of the man called the Torment.”
He shrugged. “News to me.”
“What is?”
“That I know him.”
“Know who?”
“What?”
“That you know the Torment?”
“Yeah.”
“Then you do know him?”
“Yeah.” Then quickly, “No.”
“You don’t know him?”
“I, no, I, no. Never heard of him.”
“I hate to say this, Vaurien, but that’s astoundingly unconvincing.”
― Derek Landy, Playing with Fire