Listen to me, goblin. You're stupid, let's accept that and move on.

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.

Your life will be simplified when you choose inaction when no action is required and choose action when action is required!

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Life is seldom as unendurable as, to judge by the facts, it logically ought to be.

I know that a sweet child is the sweetest thing in nature?but the prettier the kind of a thing is, the more desirable it is that it should be pretty of its kind.

Music is like a mirror in front of you. You're exposing everything, but surely that's better than suppressing.

Nothing at times is more expressive than silence.

That's the beautiful thing about food, it breaks down the barriers.

If we were to place our power at the service of our imaginations rather than our primate politics we would create a civilization worthy of the name.

No one is in charge of this process, this is what makes history so interesting, it's a runaway freight train on a dark and stormy night.

I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.