He took a deep, shuddering breath. "Okay. I said it, it's out there. And I am fine now. So let's move on, shall we? What's the plan?

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.

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.

Lancelot and Guinevere – they looked like two flowers, bright enough to turn to each other for sunlight.

It's all about guts. I've had so many ups and downs, I'm not scared of being down.

To choose to write is to reject silence.

Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production.

A cowboy is a hired hand on the middle of a horse contemplating the hind end of a cow.

I really keep my life very simple.

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country-I'm a Roman for that.

It's vital that the monarchy keeps in touch with the people. It's what I try and do.