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“The sparrow flies south for the winter.”

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Source: Death Bringer

“A living skeleton isn't enough for you, is it? What does it take to impress young people these days?”

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Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant

Source: Skulduggery Pleasant

“Suddenly Saracen Rue looked old and tired, and Skulduggery Pleasant came into focus as what he really was – a genius, a killer, a tortured soul, and the only true dead man among them.”

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Source: Last Stand of Dead Men

“Violence?"Skulduggery said. "Violence is never the answer, until it's the only answer.”

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Source: The Dying of the Light

“I am a rational man, but haven't you heard? i'm also insane. It gives me a unique perspective on things.”

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Source: Death Bringer

“Tides do what tides do–they turn.”

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Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant

Source: Skulduggery Pleasant

“Honesty is, honestly, the best policy,” said Saracen. “But when honesty doesn’t work, lie, and lie convincingly.”

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Source: The Dying of the Light

“I don’t want a perfectly safe weapon. I want a dangerous weapon that hurts people.”
He took the stick from her, rapped it against her head. She howled and he nodded.
“See? It hurts people.”

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Source: Last Stand of Dead Men

“Punishment is not the answer. Punishment is easy. It’s lazy. Redemption is hard. Redemption makes you work.”
-Skulduggery”

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Source: The Dying of the Light

“Peace means nothing without freedom.”

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Source: Kingdom of the Wicked

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

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“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.”

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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.”

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Source: Death Bringer

“Bravery is the acknowledgment and the conquering of fear.”

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Source: Playing with Fire

“Because I’m an English ninja,” Tanith replied. “We’re just like regular ninjas, except we wear leather and flirt more.”

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Source: Trick or Treat

“She wants to be polite and not hurt your feelings, so she's not going to laugh right now. But inside, inside she's laughing.”

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Source: Last Stand of Dead Men

“Dexter, please put your shirt on. Valkyrie’s getting distracted.”
“I’m not,” she said, then smiled at Vex. “You don’t have to put your shirt on.”

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Source: Last Stand of Dead Men

“You can't leave me alone," she said, following him into the living room.
"Yes," he corrected, "I can. You'll be perfectly safe."
"The front door's off!"
"Well, yes. You'll be perfectly safe as long as they don't come through the front door.”

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Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant

Source: Skulduggery Pleasant

“Sanguine chuckled. "I like you, boy. You got optimism in these bones. I like you so much that I ain't gonna tell you what I did to poor old Jethro, the first Jethro, may he rest in peace, may they someday find his head.”

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Source: The Maleficent Seven: From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant

“You have an amazing ability to depress me sometimes, you know that?"
"I try my best.”

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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?”

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“Are you going to shoot me?' Vengeous sneered. 'I wouldn't be surprised. What would a thing like you know about honor? Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.'

And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.”

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Source: Playing with Fire

“They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit," Valkyrie said.

China glanced at her. "They've obviously never met me.”

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Source: Mortal Coil

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

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Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant

Source: Skulduggery Pleasant

“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.”

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Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant

Source: Skulduggery Pleasant

“Kindness suits you."

"Really? I think I'm quite allergic to it.”

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“So that plan worked out well.'

Skulduggery, your entire plan consisted of, and I quote, "Let's get up close and then see what happens."'

All the same,' he said, 'I think the whole thing worked out rather beautifully.”

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Source: Playing with Fire

“It's not that I want you to go, it's just that I don't want you to stay." - China Sorrows -”

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Source: Mortal Coil

“Valkyrie, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but your friend is most likely dead.”
“Of course he’s dead. He’s a skeleton.”

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Source: Dark Days

“What would killing the Elders result in?"
"Panic? Fear? Three empty parking spaces in the Sanctuary?”

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Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant

Source: Skulduggery Pleasant

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