I woke up, a bag of bones. Literally. They had gathered up my bones and put them in a bag and thrown the bag into a river.

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.

We must never forget our teachers, our lecturers and our mentors. In their individual capacities have contributed to our academic, professional and personal development.

You said that once before. Actually - a slow smile curved his mouth - that's one of the reasons I came today. I'm ready to give you a lesson in loving me.

I hope you find someone you can't live without.I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it's like to have to try and live without them.

Escape is just a will away.

Without a heart transformed by the grace of Christ, we just continue to manage external and internal darkness.

I have always regarded the forward edge of the battlefield as the most exclusive club in the world

Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.

... it is a matter of civilizing everyone or not being civilized at all: the decay has always come from a partial civilization.

There's no pleasure in getting to be an old coot unless you have some fun along the way.

The motive forces of phantasies are unsatisfied wishes, and every single phantasy is the fulfillment of a wish, a correction of unsatisfying reality.