"Talking about one's feelings defeats the purpose of having those feelings. Once you try to put the human experience into words, it becomes little more than a spectator sport. Everything must have a cause, and a name. Every random thought must have a root in something else."

"The lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves."

"Just because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred does not mean it will fall on the hundred and first."

"I mean you ACRES of harm,' Dalrymple growled. 'Untold QUANTITIES of harm. I will visit a whole CONTINENT of harm upon you before we are through."

"If anyone stops us, as long as we mumble something pretentious about the glory of death, we should be fine."

"She had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a person's teenage years lasted well into their fifties."

"Corrival looked around. 'So is this it? Is everyone here? Erskine, maybe you should start the ball rolling. I have places to go and things to do.''Me?' Ravel asked. 'Why do I have to start it? You're the most respected mage here. You start it, or Skulduggery.'Skulduggery shook his head. 'I can't start it. I don't like most of these people. I might start shooting."

"He liked murder. Murder and long walks had been two of his favorite things when he was younger."

"Oh, China. How I have missed you.''And I have missed you, Eliza. But don't worry, next time my aim will be better."