“You can only anticipate what someone is going to do if you know exactly what that someone has just done.' --Skulduggery”Derek Landy Skulduggery PleasantSource: Skulduggery Pleasant
“Emergency Valve Regulators," she repeated. "So you do know what your doing?"Not really," he said yanking another wire. 'I made up that term to keep you happy. I'm just pulling all the red wires because they're the pretty ones.”Derek Landy Source: Kingdom of the Wicked
“don't treat me like a child."He smiled. "Of course I do, but you seem to have this ridiculous notion that being treated like a child means to be treated with less respect than an adult.”Derek Landy Source: The Faceless Ones
“Stephanie had no problem doing what shewas told, just so long as she was given a good reason why sheshould.”Derek Landy
“Wait, do they even know I'm coming with you?""No. But they like surprises. Almost always.”Derek Landy Skulduggery PleasantSource: Skulduggery Pleasant
“We don’t do what we do for the glory or the fame or the credit; we do it for the quiet satisfaction of making the world a better place, saving the lives of innocents, and being better than you are.”Derek Landy Source: Dark Days
“Oh, escape is easy once you have the right plan.''Do we have the right plan?''Not yet.''Do we have any plan?''Not yet.”Derek Landy Source: Death Bringer
“Valkyrie smiled patiently. "I like how you do your make-up. Do you use a brush, or just dip your head in the bucket?”Derek Landy
“What is it?' Stephanie whispered.'That, my dear Valkyrie, is what we call a monster.'She looked at Skulduggery. 'You don't know what it is, do you?''I told you what it is, it's a horrible monster. Now shut up before it comes over here and eats us.”Derek Landy Skulduggery PleasantSource: Skulduggery Pleasant
“By the way, all joking aside, do I call you Ghastly or Elder Bespoke?''You can call me whatever you like.'Vex nodded. 'Thank you, Gladys.”Derek Landy Source: Death Bringer
“This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is.""Okay."Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?""No, only joking. Do your worst.”Derek Landy Skulduggery PleasantSource: Skulduggery Pleasant
“It would be fun,” Skulduggery nodded. ”I like kicking Wreath in the face. I haven't had a chance to do it nearly as much as I'd like.”Derek Landy Source: Death Bringer
“Still, he figured, sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, and then sometimes you've just got to run like hell after it's done.”Derek Landy Source: Death Bringer
“Do you think we’ll be waiting long?” Valkyrie asked,keeping her voice low.“The last time we were in this building, we accused theGrand Mage of being a traitor,” Skulduggery said. “Yes, I thinkwe’ll be waiting long.”Derek Landy Source: The Faceless Ones
“You're under arrest for multiple counts of murder. You have the right to not much at all, really. Do you have anything to say in your defense?”Derek Landy Source: Mortal Coil
“We can do this the easy way,' Oblivious snarled. 'Or the hard way.''What's the easy way?''You leave immediately.''And what's the hard way?''We make you leave.'Skulduggery's head tilted. 'What was the easy way again?”Derek Landy Source: Death Bringer
“But I'm really enjoying my retirement. I get to sleep in every day. I do crossword puzzles and eat cake.”Derek Landy Source: Mortal Coil
“And what about magic?”“What about it?”“Will you teach me?”“You don’t even know if you’re capable of doing magic.”“How do I find out? Is there a test or something?”“Yes, we cut off your head. If it grows back, you can do magic.”Derek Landy Skulduggery PleasantSource: Skulduggery Pleasant
“Do you think it would be quite so easy to kill them now that your weapon has been destroyed?' he sneered. 'No,' she said, frowning at him, 'Obviously not.”Derek Landy Source: Death Bringer