Connor Broekhart was born to fly, or more accurately he was born flying.

I don't like lollipops.

Artemis Fowl will never be secondary." "I thought you were Artemis Fowl the Second?" said Holly.

Butler could kill you a hundred different ways without use of his armoury. Though I'm sure one would be quite sufficient.

I hear that you were on a date with Trouble Kelp. Are you two planning on building a bivouac any time soon?

Either that boy is the sanest creature on Earth, he thought, or he is so disturbed that our tests cannot even begin to scratch the surface.

Have you ever heard of the theory of relativity?" Artemis blinked. "Is this a joke? I have traveled through time, Doctor. I think I know a little something about relativity.

Butler was seeing the world as it was, complete with L.E.P retrival team

Being in command means making tough decisions. Not being in command means shutting up and doing what you're told. --Artemis Fowl

I never tell anyone exactly how clever I am. They would be too scared.

It's like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget.

I don't think sleeping with you is going to solve anything, " she said, stopping at the guest bedroom door."I don't really care what you think.

The simplest way to silence your critics as a leader is to do what they claim you can’t do. However, be careful they don’t set you up to take fatal risks to please their criticisms.

Anger, hate, blind temper, that crazy switch to destroy, all of it purified into discipline and control, the best side of boxing, Billy says.

I thought it would be cool to take flat-picking and put it in overdrive. I thought it would bend the ear.

I would not say I'm an aggressive shopper. I want to be; I aspire to be an aggressive shopper. I am a meek, meek shopper.

I didnt have any particular talent for fiction. I took a class in college.

He who is or has been deeply hurt has a RIGHT to be sure he is LOVED.

You don't pick who you fall in love with. There are so few people to love. It's hard for one adult to even like another. Almost impossible.

It didn't matter what you looked like. It was how you carried yourself, how you saw yourself.

I do think that the kind of writing that I do will always be around and printed in books, magazines, and now blogs.