“Still, he figured, sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, and then sometimes you've just got to run like hell after it's done.”

“I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall.”

“That was a good day for me," Skulduggery said. "I didn't have to hit anyone. I didn't have to shoot anyone. I just sat around and talked to my good friend and partner, Valkyrie Cain.”

“He crouched at the care window and looked in. "What a lovely family you have. What a charming family. They're all lovely. Except for that one." His finger jabbed the glass. "That one's a bit ugly."...”

“Valkyrie patted Fletchers arm. Dont worry, she said. If the bad man comes, Ill protect you.If the bad man comes, Fletcher responded, Ill bravely give out a high-pitched scream to distract him. I ma...”

“The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. Im Detective Inspector Me. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. Im lucky I escaped with any degree of humility at all, to be honest...”

“The seeking of a mate shall be undertaken with due preparation and care. A life-bond should never be contemplated as a light thing--unlike a legal union or sanctified joining, the sealing of souls ...”

“I dont have cookie-cutter relationships, Rumi. Women arent iPhone apps that I download and discard!”

“In advising the heads of state to learn from tragedy rather than perpetuate its existence Robert Kennedy excalimed, "Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live." ...”