Eoin Colfer Quotes

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“It was calling me, that button," he offered as his excuse. "I couldn't resist." -MULCH DIGGUMS ON A HIGHLY PRESS-ABLE BUTTON-”

“I wear a name tag to help people find me. It saves time when you're dealing with idiots.”

“Connor Broekhart was born to fly, or more accurately he was born flying.”

“Control puberty?" snorted the bodyguard."If you manage that, you'll be the first.”

“Artemis ducked. Cudgeon didn't. Guess what? Artemis was smarter.”

“Miss me? Bet you did… so would I.”

“Don't try to understand me, just be grateful that you felt the warmth of Zaphod Beeblebrox's aura on your wonderstruck face.”

“I am older and have more control over my empathy,' said Qwan. 'That's why I didn't throw up.' And having said that, he threw up.”

“He knew that Dr. Argon would advise him against bottling up his emotions as it would lead to psychological scarring in the long term.”

“Anybody see you come in here?"
Holly thought about it.
"The FBI, CIA, NSA, DEA, M16. Oh, and the EIB."
Foaly frowned. "EIB?"
"Everyone in the building.”

“Perhaps we can win, he thought. But there will be no happy ending”

“Anything else, Butler?"
"The cosh, sir.”

“gold is power-artemis fowl I liked the artemis fowl series because its about a boy genius”

“Artemis: Sometimes plans don't translate smoothly from paper to real life.”

“Nice shirt, Fletcher,” said Sergeant Murt Hourihan. “”You looking for a job in a surf store?”

“There seemed an unwritten agreement that the Thunder God should be left in peace, which was probably due to the very clearly written message painted on a whitewashed wall in what looked like lumpy congealed blood, which read: Leave me in peace and I probably won't kill you. No promise, mind. Probably is absolutely the best I can do.</i”

“Red held me at arm’s length, grinning. “Welcome to the family, Half Moon,” he said.”

“In the Bernstein Manual there is a short chapter on undercover work. The first line says, in capital letters, AVOID UNDERCOVER WORK.”

““Who can fathom the workings of the criminal mind?” I said, trying to sound intelligent.”

“Don't worry. I've been in showbusiness for a long time now - I know how to handle bastards”

“And so Butler made a decision, the consequences of which would haunt his dreams and waking hours for years to come. As a professional bodyguard, he knew the futility of second-guessing his own actions, but in the nights ahead he would often sit by the fire, with his head in his hands, and replay the moment in his mind, wishing that he had acted differently. Whatever way he played it out, the results were tragic, but at least they would not have been tragic for Artemis.”

“Chief of security : They have a tank! How did they get a tank up here?”

“Opal: I am your daughter, Belinda.”

“Mulch : Go. I say again, we have a go situation on the black op code red thing.”

“Artemis: (to Spiro) About my name- Artemis- you were right. In London, it is generally a female name, after the Greek goddess of archery. But every now and then a male comes along with such a talent for hunting that he earns the right to use the name. I am that male. Artemis the Hunter. I hunted you.”