Sometimes plans don't translate smoothly from paper to real life.

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.

I began to understand that suffering and disappointments and melancholy are there not to vex us or cheapen us or deprive us of our dignity but to mature and transfigure us.

It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.

I was beginning to think that in life there might be some suffering that was worth enduring.

The shot was so precise that the bullet went out his forehead and shattered a whisky bottle against the wall behind the counter.

Move at your own pace, don't be afraid - and know that it's going to be okay.

I'm working and it's great. Life's great. Believe me on that. So what if I had a stroke? I'm getting on with things.

Call me bored, but don't call me boring.

Washington has to become an ally of business, not the opposition of business.

Like some infernal monster, still venomous in death, a war can go on killing people for a long time after it’s all over.