Then I reckon we got ourselves a good old-fashioned standoff." ... Nobody moved, or said anything, for the next few moments. "Old-fashioned standoffs are mighty borin

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.

I think no matter where you go, you'll be happy as long as you know why you're there.

My teachers used to tell me you need to learn to adjust to fit the situation. Don't just do what you've always done because it might not always work.

Don't search for inspiration when you have a task to do; Just start your work and you will see that it will soon find you.

It is matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.

Like it or not, liberation for women will be achieved only with the full co-operation of men.

People tend to view history as if it were another planet and think the modern world was invented in 1963. I don't agree.

War may achieve a redistribution of resources, but labor, not war, creates wealth.

With the young generation, there are even more women than men making movies right now.

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?