Butler was seeing the world as it was, complete with L.E.P retrival team

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.

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.

A CD. How quaint. We have these in museums.

Within the nature of every person is a desire to feel appreciated, to feel needed, and to be loved.

Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.

As soon as people hear my voice and synthesizer together they hear Erasure.

God is not a watchmaker. God is a pimp.

My career has been a slow burn, so waiting to do the Edinburgh Festival was a smart move. If I'd spent a month there 10-15 years ago, there's no way anyone was gonna remember me.

Medical experts now estimate that 80 percent of diseases are directly linked to frantic living.

Most public bathrooms now have automatic toilet sensors. People can't even be trusted to flush.

a labor victory must be economic and it must be revolutionizing.

...crushed between the fears of going forward and the dread of going back.

Plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities.