It was calling me, that button," he offered as his excuse. "I couldn't resist." -MULCH DIGGUMS ON A HIGHLY PRESS-ABLE BUTTON-

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.

Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.

It's not the news that makes the newspaper, but the newspaper that makes the news.

Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow hard and cold

All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; then they become historical inevitabilities.

I can't imagine anything that would signal more clearly that life goes on and joy can follow tragedy than your having a much wanted child.

A penguin cannot become a giraffe, so just be the best penguin you can be.

The pointes for girls, I always say, have to be like an elephant's trunk; strong and yet flexible and soft.

My greatest asset now is my focus.

Distance lasts a day. But Reality lasts a lifetime.

Not appreciating what we have now, robs us of our abundance even when it exists.