Hunters of the Dusk Quotes

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

- Harkat Mulds (Hunters of the Dusk)”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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

“... please Lady... Do not speak of it. I was young and foolish."
"You most certainly were."
"You are cruel, Evanna.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“Death is the worst this world can throw at you, Darren -- if you accept it, it has no power over you.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“It was an age of tragic mistakes.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“Appearances, Darren," she said. "Never let them fool you.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“Failure is always a bitter pill to swallow," Mr. Crepsley said.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“Nothing's as awful as slavery...”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“What sort of a world is it where evil is born of an act of goodness?


-Vancha March”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“You think it amusing to have a death sentence imposed on us, sire?”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“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.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“Weapons are false — they’re not of nature — and inspire false confidence.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“Don't you feel bad for nominating him, after what he did, leading the vampaneze against us?"

"No," Vancha said bluntly. "I don't approve of his actions, and if I'd been at Council, I wouldn't have spoken up on his behalf. But he was following his heart. He acted for the good of the clan. Misguided as he was, I don't think Kurda was a real traitor. He acted poorly, but his motives were pure.”
― Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk