Just what we need," moaned Holly. "Artemis Fowl with magical powers.

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.

The gods have become our diseases.

Our infinitesimal hopes should survive longer than our vast disappointments

The most important thing of all was not the poverty of its ess

Commerce is greedy. Ideology is blood-thirsty.

Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world.

I love British humor. It's just so - surreal.

I haven't yet met a woman who told me, 'I wish I had shorter legs.'

I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.

I feel very lucky because I don't think there's any part I can't play. There are parts that scare me more than others.

I play guitar because it lets me dream out loud.