You say one more thing that sounds like it's ripped from the pages of a really bad gothic romance and I'm out of here, are we clear?" - Valkyrie Cain

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.

Nothing firms up a friendship like a good-natured argument.

What you see will hurt you

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness.

You change all the time. Everything changes you.

The empty, the angry, the lonely, the tricked, we are all museums of fear.

I'm passionate about being true to myself, sending good energy to the people around me, traveling, staying inspired, being a good friend, being a good daughter, being a good sister.

We romanticize entrepreneurshi p so much that people don't do the work. It's not just a dream, not just a goal; it's a lot of hard work. A lot of people are wantrepreneurs, not entrepreneurs.

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people.