

“A living skeleton isn't enough for you, is it? What does it take to impress young people these days?”
― Skulduggery Pleasant
― Skulduggery Pleasant

“And what about magic?鈥
鈥淲hat about it?鈥
鈥淲ill you teach me?鈥
鈥淵ou don鈥檛 even know if you鈥檙e capable of doing magic.鈥
鈥淗ow do I find out? Is there a test or something?鈥
鈥淵es, we cut off your head. If it grows back, you can do magic.”
― Skulduggery Pleasant
鈥淲hat about it?鈥
鈥淲ill you teach me?鈥
鈥淵ou don鈥檛 even know if you鈥檙e capable of doing magic.鈥
鈥淗ow do I find out? Is there a test or something?鈥
鈥淵es, we cut off your head. If it grows back, you can do magic.”
― Skulduggery Pleasant

“Ladies and gentleman," he said over the speakers, "welcome aboard this recently liberated Gulfstream V. If I could have your attention for just a few moments, I'd like to go over the safety features of this aircraft. It has an engine, to make us go, and wings, to keep us in the air. There are seatbelts, which won't do you an awful lot of good if we fly into the side of a mountain.”
― The Maleficent Seven
― The Maleficent Seven

“Clarabelle...Clarabelle... You worked as Kenspeckle Grouse's assistant, did you not?'
'One of the. He fired all the others.'
'But not you?'
'He fired me on the second day, but I kept coming in. I had nowhere else to go.'
'And then you killed him.'
'Yes.'
'A Remnant squirmed inside you, and you killed Kenspeckle Grouse.'
'Yes.'
Nye grinned. 'You're hired. But I have warn you, if you try to kill me, I will dissect you and sing along to your screams.'
'Can I have Mondays off?'
'You may.”
― Death Bringer
'One of the. He fired all the others.'
'But not you?'
'He fired me on the second day, but I kept coming in. I had nowhere else to go.'
'And then you killed him.'
'Yes.'
'A Remnant squirmed inside you, and you killed Kenspeckle Grouse.'
'Yes.'
Nye grinned. 'You're hired. But I have warn you, if you try to kill me, I will dissect you and sing along to your screams.'
'Can I have Mondays off?'
'You may.”
― Death Bringer

“There鈥檚 something about you, Valkyrie. I鈥檓 not quite sure what it is. I look at you and鈥︹
鈥淎nd you鈥檙e reminded of yourself when you were my age?鈥
鈥淗mm? Oh, no, what I was going to say is there鈥檚 something about you that is really annoying, and you never do what you鈥檙e told, and sometimes I question your intelligence, but even so I鈥檓 going to train you, because I like having someone follow me around like a little puppy. It makes me feel good about myself.”
― Skulduggery Pleasant
鈥淎nd you鈥檙e reminded of yourself when you were my age?鈥
鈥淗mm? Oh, no, what I was going to say is there鈥檚 something about you that is really annoying, and you never do what you鈥檙e told, and sometimes I question your intelligence, but even so I鈥檓 going to train you, because I like having someone follow me around like a little puppy. It makes me feel good about myself.”
― Skulduggery Pleasant
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