Eoin Colfer quotes
Holly died without a friend to hold her hand. Artemis felt her go, another gift of the magic. He kept on counting, brushing away the tears on his cheeks.
Holly died without a friend to hold her hand. Artemis felt her go, another gift of the magic. He kept on counting, brushing away the tears on his cheeks.
Artemis Fowl grinned right back at him and pointed his index finger to the sky... from the tip of this finger sprang a small blue spark that exploded like a tiny firework. 'I know magic can be stolen,Ђќ said Artemis. 'Because I stole some myself.
Butler,Ђќ he called, his voice thin and childlike in the wind. 'Yes, Artemis, what?Ђќ 'If something goes wrong, wait for me. No matter how it looks, I will return. I will bring them all back.
...This is the only way. I will not allow humans or fairies to die when I might have prevented it.Ђќ Butler would not give up. 'Listen to yourself. You sound like a... like a good guy! There's nothing in this for you.
Holly, do you trust me?Ђќ Holly groaned. 'Artemis, don't ask me that. I just know one of your outrageous plans is coming.Ђќ 'Do you trust me?Ђќ 'Yes,Ђќ Holly sighed. 'I do. More than anyone.
Tea? At the beach? No time for luxuries, Holly. There is important work to be done.Ђќ He winked at Butler. 'Are you sure you're at the library? I thought I heard water.Ђќ Artemis smiled, enjoying the exchange. 'Water? Surely not. The only thing flowing here is information.Ђќ 'Are you grinning, Artemis? For some reason I get the feeling that you're wearing that smug smile of yours.
But we survived, didn't we? That makes it an adventure. If you get killed it's a tragedy.
The highest truths a person could discover were rooted in the natural world.
I'll leave you guys to get acquainted. Somebody show Leo to dinner when it's time?Ђќ 'I got it,Ђќ one of the girls said. Nyssa, Leo remembered. She wore camo pants, a tank top that showed off her buff arms, and a red bandanna over her mop of dark hair. Except for the smiley-face Band-Aid on her chin, she looked like one of those female action heroes, like any second she was going to grab a machine gun and start mowing down evil aliens. 'Cool,Ђќ Leo said. 'I always wanted a sister who could beat me up.
People like that don't need a reason apart from 'because I can'. They have a nightmare and try to make it happen.
Jeremy tried to be an interesting person. The trouble was that he was the kind of person who, having decided to be an interesting person, would first of all try to find a book called How to Be An Interesting Person and then see whether there were any courses available.
Half an hour later, each of them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to fill in the position of the planets at their moment of birth. It was dull work, requiring much consultation of timetables and calculation of angles. 'I've got two Neptunes here,Ђќ said Harry after a while, frowning down at his piece of parchment, 'that can't be right, can it?Ђќ 'Aaaaah,Ђќ said Ron, imitating Professor Trelawney's mystical whisper, 'when two Neptunes appear in the sky, it is a sure sign t
Who has a right to tell me I have no gift, no talent, no passion ...' he murmured. 'Why do people say those things to you when youre young? Doesn't seem fair, does it?' 'No, darling, it's not fair,'she said. 'But the mystery is why you listen.
Will you miss him Holly?Ђќ he asked suddenly. [...] 'No,Ђќ she said. 'I will not miss him.Ђќ But her eyes told the real story.
I have to tell you, Arty, a screw up this early in the proceedings doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. I hope you're as clever as you keep telling everyone you are.Ђќ 'I never tell anybody exactly how clever I am. They would be too scared...
After all the planets and all the hosts you've left behind, you've finally found the place and the body you'd die for. I think you've found your home, Wanderer.
I'm not going,Ђќ he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was holding a trident as long as he was tall... 'And anyone who tries to make me is going to suffer.Ђќ 'Twice,Ђќ added the voice under the table.
I only want to catch you,Ђќ Michael explained. 'I won't hurt you.Ђќ 'No! No!Ђќ the star crackled desperately. 'That's wrong! I'm supposed to die!Ђќ 'But I could save you if you'd let me catch you,Ђќ Michael told it gently. 'No!Ђќ cried the star. 'I'd rather die!
Nothing is safe from you. If I were to court a girl who lived on an iceberg in the middle of the ocean, sooner or laterЂ' probably soonerЂ' I'd look up to see you swooping overhead on a broomstick. In fact, by now I'd be disappointed in you if I didn't see you.Ђќ 'Are you off to the iceberg today?Ђќ Sophie retorted.
...if the spell was off, I'd have my heart eaten before I could turn around.Ђќ 'Don't you want your heart eaten?Ђќ asked the fire. [...] 'Naturally I don't,Ђќ Sophie answered.