(to Foaly) Captain Short's life is in danger, so push the button before I climb that tower and push it with your face!

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.

There but for the... good choices I've made, genetics, psychological conditioning, and 10K random elements, go I.

John Hay points to our our history of getting lost in suffering when, "so close together were pain and antidote.

Conspiracy is always inspired by conspirators

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

I almost never get lonely. I love being alone. I'm glad I'm married, and I love my wife. But there's never been a situation in my life where my unhappiness was based on loneliness.

Let us avoid debt as we would avoid a plague; where we are now in debt, let us get out of debt; if not today...tomorrow.

We're all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I've had it a lot better than most people. I've had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life.

I simply couldn't walk away from [ The Nightingale].

Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship.

The parastatals are an important driver of the process of Black Economic Empowerment and they have been doing it, and will continue to do it.