Resurrection Quotes

“Oh my God.” Valkyrie shook her head. “I need to sit down.” “You are sitting down.” “I need to sit down more.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Razzia: what is the time?” Razzia nodded. “Time is a social construct designed to derive order from chaos.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“A guy in a stupid mask asked me not to tell you he exists," she said, reaching back to pet Xena.
Skulduggery nodded. "Fair enough.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Me either," Fletcher said, "and I've read practically every book written about Teleporters. Not that there are many. There are, like, four.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“The world is a scary place, and it’s only getting scarier. The American president is a narcissistic psychopath. Fascism,”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Somewhere out there is another homicidal lunatic who needs guidance. Go to that homicidal lunatic, Cadaverous. Go to him.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“- I have an idea, skullduggery said.
- A strategy? Valkyrie asked.
- More of a tactic.
- What's the difference?
- A strategy is a plan. Tactic are the maneuvers you employ to achive a plan.
- He can hear us, through.
- That doesn't matter, skullduggery said. This tactic is so simple is doesn't matter if he knows it is coming.
- This should be interesting, said Lethe.
- We rush him. Skullduggery said.
Valkyrie frowned, that's is?
- It is.
- We run at him. That's the manoeuvre were employing? Running?
- And when we get to him, we start hitting him, skullduggery said. That is the beauty of the whole thing. It ends with us hitting him. In the face.
- I do like that part, Valkyrie admitted. But the rest sounds a bit iffy.
- He'll never expect it.
- I'm expecting it right now. Lethe said
- He is lying, skullduggery whispered
Valkyrie though for s moment and shuttered. OK, let's do it.
[...]
- I can't believe it worked.
- That is the genius of simplicity”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“I don’t have feathers, do I?” The boy shrugged. “Some birds don’t have feathers.” Beneath his mask, Sebastian frowned. “All birds have feathers. Feathers are what makes them birds.” “What about the duck-billed platypus?” the boy asked. “That doesn’t have feathers. It has fur. What kind of duck has fur?” “The duck-billed platypus isn’t a duck. It’s a platypus.” “What’s a platypus?” “It’s a monotreme,” Bennet said miserably. “A mammal that lays eggs.” “Oh,” said the boy.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Skulduggery, you’re my best friend and I love you.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“And look at me now. Seriously. Look at what all that action and adventure has done to me. I'm a frickin' basket case. - Valkyrie”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Fight them. I'm begging you."
"I thought you didn't beg."
"You're my exception," she said. "You always were.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“You should have seen her, back in the good old days. She sparked. She was fearless."
"No," she said, 'I wasn't"
"You were fearless in every way that mattered," he responded. "You were magnificent. You were funny, and tough, and confident, and amazing. You did things no one else could do. You survived what no one else could survive. Just being around you made me a better person. And now look at what you've become”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“The years, they had thundered by, heavy and unstoppable, a boulder rolling downhill. Bruises and broken bones and bloody knuckles and screams and laughs and tears. A lot of tears. Too many tears”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“lake”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“find the box.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“He tilted his head again, this time at an amused angle. She knew all his angles.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Skeleton adventures are different. There’s more room for puns.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Looking back on his life up to the previous night, Sebastian had come to the conclusion that he was, in fact, a pacifist, who just happened to get caught up in extreme acts of violence at regular intervals.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“The world is a scary place, and it’s only getting scarier. The American president is a narcissistic psychopath.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“A guy in a stupid mask asked me not to tell you he exists,” she said, reaching back to pet Xena. Skulduggery nodded. “Fair enough.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Traitor.” Nero Muttered.
Temper looked over his shoulder. “You say something, buddy?”
Nero scowled. “You betrayed us.”
“How’d you figure that?”
“You pretended to be one of us.”
“I was undercover, jackass. Pretending to be one of you is what undercover means. I can’t betray you if I was never one of you to begin with.”
“You said you were my friend.”
“If it makes you feel better, you still hold a special place in my heart.”
“Shut up.”
“Need a hug?”
“Shut. Up.”
Temper grinned.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“I just hate knocking on doors. I’m the same with making phone calls when I don’t know who’s going to answer. I’m just not very good socially.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“He’s got a goddamn sword. Look at it. It’s huge.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Rut emerged with a goddamn scimitar”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“She had once loved sleep, had looked forward to being swallowed up by her slumber every night, but now sleep was something she chased. It was a furtive little animal that, even when caught, wriggled and scratched to free itself.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“lecture the”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“storing”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“The Brute was the biggest prison block in Coldheart. It had eighteen tiers of cells arranged around a wide-open space. Hanging over that space was the security hub/control room, a large, windowed cube that dangled on thick chains, accessible only via retractable walkways. Far beneath it, level with the block’s second tier, was a large dais that hovered in place – no chains, ropes or struts necessary. Two tiers beneath that, a lake of energy rippled over the floor.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“In the box, there was a heart. In his head, there was a voice. It said, Good.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection

“Omen.”
― Derek Landy, Resurrection