He crouched at the car window and looked in. 'What a lovely family you have. What a charming family. They're all lovely. Except for that one.' His finger jabbed the glass. 'That one's a bit ugly.

We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant

Doors are for people with no imagination.

I love you all, even those I don’t particularly like. That’s you, Beryl.

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

Kindness suits you." "Really? I think I'm quite allergic to it.

The Baron, unfortunately, turns it all the way up to eleven." "Seriously? Because, you know, that's one more evil

Well, for future reference, this is my serious face.

Plans are invitation to disappointment.

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

Are you sulking?” “Me? No. I don’t sulk.” “You sound like you’re sulking.” “I’m just waiting for the violent urges to subside.

If after reading this book you come to my home and brutally murder me, I do not blame you.

You simply cannot know the depth of your magnificence without the contrast of life.

Start. Don't make excuses. Celebrate small steps. Ignore critics. Be consistent. Be open. Be positive.

I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture.

When you say that something is impossible, you have made it impossible.

... the world was beautiful, but nobody looked at it except tourists. ... a kind of perfection of existence was always close at hand, and no one reached for it.

This equation of the impersonal plus time plus chance producing the total configuration of the universe and all that is in it, modern people hold by faith.

If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!

There never can have been, and never can be, and there never shall be any sin without pride.