Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2 Quotes

“One more thing, no matter how much you might want to tell her...do not tell her your name....Like I said names are power. There are three names for everyone. The name you're born with. The name you are given and the name you take. Everyone, no matter who they are, is born with a name. You were born with a name. Do you know what it is?
Is this a trick question?
Do you know what your name is?
Yes! Stephanie Edgely.
No.
No?
That's your given name. That's the name other people handed you. If a mage with any kind of knowledge wanted to he could use that name to influence you, to attain some small degree of control. To make you stand, sit, speak. Things like that.
Like a dog?
I suppose so.
You're liking me to a dog?!...
But you have another name. A real name. A name unique to you and you alone.
What is it?
I. Don't. Know. You don't know it either, at least not consciously. This name gives you power. But it can also give other people absolute power over you. If someone knew it, they could command your loyalty, your love, everything about you. Your free will could be totally eradicated. Which is why we keep our true names hidden.
So, what's the third name?
The name you take. It can't be used against you. It can't be used to influence you and it's your first defense against a sorceress attack. Your taken name seals your given name. Protects it. And that's why it's so important to get it right.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2

“When she slept, it was the nightmares that came to her. They waited patiently, and they were always eager to play.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2

“There's no such thing as winning or losing. There is a wo and a lost; there is victory and defeat. There are absolutes. Everything in-between is still left to fight for.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2

“– Родителите ми са на работа, нали знаеш. Можеше да използваш вратата.
– Вратите са за хора без въображение.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2

“– ... светът е по-голям, отколкото знаеш, и по-страшен, отколкото можеш да си представиш. Единственото ценно нещо е вярата в себе си и единствената достойна цел е да намериш себе си.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2

“Doors are for people with no imagination"

- Skulduggery Pleasant”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2