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She wants to be polite and not hurt your feelings, so she's not going to laugh right now. But inside, inside she's laughing.

Derek Landy

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Derek Landy
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 23
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Inside
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Hurt
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Scapegrace leaped up. “I am the Killer Supreme! I make murder into an art form!” Skulduggery hit him again and Scapegrace did a little twirl before falling.
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The end is now the beginning.
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Do you think we’ll be waiting long?” Valkyrie asked, keeping her voice low. “The last time we were in this building, we accused the Grand Mage of being a traitor,” Skulduggery said. “Yes, I think we’ll be waiting long.
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That's a shame. I'm sure somebody, somewhere, cares.
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I'm placing you under arrest for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and, I don't know, possibly littering.
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Clarabelle laughed like she'd just heard the funniest thing ever. Of course you HOPE you won't die, Valkyrie! Who would HOPE to die? That's just SILLY! But you probably WILL die, that's what I'm saying. Don't you think so?
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You've been reading Gordan's book again, haven't you? It's a white-knuckle roller-coaster ride, she mumbled.
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I have sought you out to cure me.' 'To cure you of what?' 'Of this cursed affliction.' 'I cannot cure stupidity.' Scapegrace frowned.
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You can only anticipate what someone is going to do if you know exactly what that someone has just done.' --Skulduggery
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It's not that I want you to go, it's just that I don't want you to stay. - China Sorrows -
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Every human being who has ever lived has the same potential in them for good and evil. Mortal or sorcerer, it doesn't matter. Power has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Mevolent. Serpine. Hitler. Lord Vile. Darquesse. We're all the same. You just put me on a list with Hitler. You're going to start sulking again, aren't you?
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Life isn't fair,' Skulduggery said. 'In my experience, death isn't so different.
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Right, well, we've got to work out what we need. We've got to work out what we need, how we get it, and what we need to get to get what we need.
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I shall live forever. And I don't mean in a metaphorical sense. I don't mean I'll live forever in the hearts and minds of my readers. I mean I will literally live forever, drawing as I do from your pain and suffering.Your pain makes me strong.
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Just because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred does not mean it will fall on the hundred and first.
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Is he all scarred now? Magic gets rid of most physical scars, but I like to think I scarred him emotionally.
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Oh, China. How I have missed you.' 'And I have missed you, Eliza. But don't worry, next time my aim will be better.
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This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is. Okay. Serpine raised an eyebrow. Really? No, only joking. Do your worst.
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Found something?...No, sorry. I thought I had, but, no, it turned out to be, uh… more floor.
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He looked at her. “We’re meant to be together…” “And this is exactly what I mean.” “Our love is written in the stars.” “And there you go again.” “I love you.” “You bore me.
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