Grand Mage,” Ghastly said, as he put the map away, “did you know the sparrow flies south for the winter?”“What an odd thing to say,” Ravel said, and as he turned, he snapped his palm against the air and Paloma slammed into the wall.”…..”What do you know,” Ravel said, breathing a little faster, “Skulduggery’s silly little code actually works.”“Grand Mage,” Ghastly said, as he put the map away, “did you know the sparrow flies south for the winter?”“What an odd thing to say,” Ravel said, and as he turned, he snapped his palm against the air and Paloma slammed into the wall.”…..”What do you know,” Ravel said, breathing a little faster, “Skulduggery’s silly little code actually works.

— Derek Landy

Hamm... that's interesting."" What?"" There seems to be a gentleman walking towards us with a shotgun.

— Derek Landy

Have to be honest with you Marquess, I cannot feel that. That must be one of your special abilities, because to me, it looks like you just killed a bunch of people for no reason."" Oh," said Marquess. "That's so sad

— Derek Landy

Have you killed anyone?” she asked quickly.“What? Did you miss what I said, about turning murder into an art form?”“But you haven’t actually killed anyone yet, have you? I read your file.” He glowered. “Technically, yeah, all right, maybe I haven’t

— Derek Landy

He could wear hats. He could wear an assortment of hats of different shapes and styles. Boater hats, cowboy hats, bowler hats. The list went on. Pork-pie hats, bucket hats, trilbies and panamas. Top hats, straw hats, trapper hats. Wide brim narrow brim, stingy brim. He could wear a fez. Fezzes were cool. Hadn't someone once said that fezzes were cool? He was pretty AUR ether had. And they were. They were cool.

— Derek Landy

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." The American stepped towards him. "What? What did you say?"" Oh, don't worry. I'm sure his personality makes up for his face.

— Derek Landy

He crouched at the car 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.

— Derek Landy

He'd once known a man who said that life hinged on the moment, that everything changed in the blink of an eye. Tesseract knew the truth of that as well as anybody. It was in those moments that he struck, after all, snatching people's lives away. He'd always known that it was only a matter of time before one of those moments worked against him.

— Derek Landy

He laughed and was about to retort when she grabbed his collar and pulled him into her. She clamped her lips around his mouth and mashed her face into his. He took a step back in surprise, and she went with him, stepping in a patch of wet floor. Her legs went out from under her and flailed as she fell, whacking him in the throat on the way down. She looked up at him as he gagged and coughed, and from across the corridor she could hear Faith laughing hysterically. "I think I need practice," Valkyrie muttered.

— Derek Landy

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

— Derek Landy