"Please forgive me," Pleasant said, then aimed the gun at the girl and pulled the trigger.

We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant

Doors are for people with no imagination.

I love you all, even those I don’t particularly like. That’s you, Beryl.

I'm sophisticated, charming, suave, and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilized.

Kindness suits you." "Really? I think I'm quite allergic to it.

The Baron, unfortunately, turns it all the way up to eleven." "Seriously? Because, you know, that's one more evil

Well, for future reference, this is my serious face.

Plans are invitation to disappointment.

I'm placing you under arrest for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and, I don't know, possibly littering.

Are you sulking?” “Me? No. I don’t sulk.” “You sound like you’re sulking.” “I’m just waiting for the violent urges to subside.

In foster care it’s easier to measure what you’ve lost over what you have gained, because it there aren’t many gains in that life and you are a prisoner to someone else’s plans for your life.

Authors, reviews are not for you. They are not for you. Authors, reviews are not for you.

Trials or little tests contain lessons to be learnt.

This ugly duckling investment will likely need time - quarters, or even years - to blossom into a beautiful swan.

I'm an athlete, my job is not negotiating, it's not my field of expertise. I'm an emotional guy - it's normal, a lot of athletes are, and we're very susceptible to get our ego cut because of that.

Theorems are not to mathematics what successful courses are to a meal.

My dad was a cross-country truck driver.

My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.

The only way to change consciousness and the world around us is to start with yourself.

There’s an Oriental saying I like: “If aggression meets empty space it tends to defeat itself.