Don’t kill me,” he sobbed as he lay there. “Oh God, please don’t kill me.” “If you had let me finish,” Skulduggery said, slightly annoyed, “you would have heard me say, ‘Come out, we’re not going to hurt you’. Idiot.” “He probably wouldn’t have said idiot,” Valkyrie told the sobbing man. “We’re trying our best to be nice.” The man blinked through his tears, and looked up. “You’re... You’re not going to kill me?” “No, we’re not,” Valkyrie said gently, “so long as you wipe your nose right now.
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DEREK LANDY Grand Mage,” Ghastly said, as he put the map away, “did you know the sparrow flies south for the... DEREK LANDY Peace means nothing without freedom. DEREK LANDY Now, before you begin to worry, the section of the gaol that I’m standing in is completely secure.... DEREK LANDY Violence?"Skulduggery said. "Violence is never the answer, until it's the only answer. DEREK LANDY We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant DEREK LANDY I just want to let you know that I love you all. Even those of you that I don't like; that's you Ber... DEREK LANDY Tides do what tides do–they turn. DEREK LANDY He does this on purpose," Stephanie's mother said as they sat in the car, seat belts on and ready to... DEREK LANDY Wait, do they even know I'm coming with you?" "No. But they like surprises. Almost always. DEREK LANDY Cheer up everyone," he said, a new brightness to his voice. "Since we’re all going to die horribly... DEREK LANDY Right, well, we've got to work out what we need. We've got to work out what we need, how we get it, ... DEREK LANDY The world is bigger than you know, and scarier than you might imagine. The only currency worth anyth... DEREK LANDY Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone - not least himself. One moment he was in h... DEREK LANDY You can only anticipate what someone is going to do if you know exactly what that someone has just d... DEREK LANDY You're not stealing anything, you're not breaking anything, so I'd guess you're Stephanie. DEREK LANDY Valkyrie: “You are such a moron.” Skulduggery: “Don't be jealous of my genius. DEREK LANDY Are you kidding? I jumped off a building -- of course I'm hurt. DEREK LANDY strike from the shadows, disapear into darkness DEREK LANDY I wouldn't mind a sister either." "Any chance of that happening?" "I can't see what would ... DEREK LANDY I'm sorry? No more smooches is worse than the world ending? DEREK LANDY When I meet people, I no longer say "Hi, I'm Derek Landy, pleased to meet you." Now I say "Hi, I'm n... DEREK LANDY She's you, without your conscience, or your feelings. She's you without your humanity." "You're... DEREK LANDY Clarabelle...Clarabelle... You worked as Kenspeckle Grouse's assistant, did you not?' 'One of t... DEREK LANDY Come and have a go, if you think you're hard enough DEREK LANDY Can I just point something out?" Fletcher asked. "That is an awful plan. On a scale of one ... DEREK LANDY I've had years to see the funny side. DEREK LANDY Stephanie: Why can't you break in? You broke into the Vault Skulduggery: That's different DEREK LANDY Cheer up everyone, since we're all going to die horribly anyway, what's there to be worried about? -... DEREK LANDY She held her sword like she was ready to use it on anyone who got close. Darquesse could see her own... DEREK LANDY I wasn't always who I am now. No one ever is. I've spent my entire lifetime becoming who I am. Final... DEREK LANDY Stephanie thought about the world she’d grown up in, and how different it was from the world she�... DEREK LANDY You can only anticipate what someone is going to do if you know know exactly what that someone has j... DEREK LANDY If you don't see me in five minutes, then I've probably died a brave and heroic death. DEREK LANDY Ah, bless. I've missed her. Do you have bullets?" "Uh, no." Skulduggery paused... DEREK LANDY What about you?" he asked, his words not much more than a mumble. "Regrets?" "Many," Skud... DEREK LANDY [...} What did I tell you about wandering off? Why don't you ever do anything I say? If I didn't kno... DEREK LANDY Serpine: Well, Skulduggery? Where is that tired old defiance - the taunting, the goading? Where are ... DEREK LANDY Skulduggery: The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your... DEREK LANDY Stephanie: I wouldn't mind a sister either Tanith: Any chance of that happening? Stephan... DEREK LANDY Bravery, after all, isn't the absence of fear. Bravery is the acknowledgement and the conquering of ... DEREK LANDY be brave DEREK LANDY Personally, I thin knees should be kept for the eight or ninth date, or the wedding day. As a nice s... DEREK LANDY Personally, I think knees should be kept for the eight or ninth date, or the wedding day. As a nice ... DEREK LANDY Wow," she said. "It's like you're teaching me something and being all wise." "You are not easy ... DEREK LANDY But he's in shackles, right? You beat him?" "I like to think I beat him in a moral sense, in th... DEREK LANDY It always surprised Valkyrie whenever she realized just how close the weird and the wonderful, and t... DEREK LANDY What's a Dullahan?' 'He's a headless horseman, in the service of the banshee.' 'Headless?'... DEREK LANDY He'd once known a man who said that life hinged on the moment, that everything changed in the blink ... DEREK LANDY I mean you ACRES of harm,' Dalrymple growled. 'Untold QUANTITIES of harm. I will visit a whole CONTI... DEREK LANDY Personally, I think knees should be kept for the eighth or ninth date, or the wedding day. As a nice... DEREK LANDY So he has no head' 'Thats usually what headless means' 'No head at all?' 'Your really... DEREK LANDY Her father sagged as relief spread through him. “I thought something awful was happening.”<... DEREK LANDY Every once in a while, I get the urge. You know what I'm talking about, don't you? The urge for dest... DEREK LANDY You can't just sit back on your laurels. You have to constantly innovate. MARK LANDY If they do negotiate a lower price, they may open themselves up to litigation by essentially concedi... MARK LANDY This should be a highlight of the festival. I think it's a unique event in our area. JEFF LANDY If the deals went to shareholders today, we believe Boston Scientific would prevail. MARK LANDY I think a lot of folks had not expected them to be back this quickly. MARK LANDY I don't see material upside or downside (for Boston Scientific shares) for the next 12 months. MARK LANDY [MacMillan] has big shoes to fill and he's inheriting a legacy of 20% earnings growth. MARK LANDY While Johnson & Johnson has the clear technology lead, the risk they run is in setting the price. If... MARK LANDY I would venture that we are now outside of gentlemanly territory, MARK LANDY We are operating in a large vacuum. It's exceedingly difficult to speculate. MARK LANDY It was a great day to get a lot of players a chance to play. Now we can focus on getting ready for d... LANDY FAEDO I told my guys before the season that if you win your one-run games then you'll have a great season.... LANDY FAEDO I was a little concerned. We let two leads get away this week, but Tommy made the pitches and the gu... LANDY FAEDO That was great pitching from both guys. They're the top two pitchers in the county. LANDY FAEDO The good thing is they come out every day, work hard and do what's asked. And we're pretty demanding... LANDY FAEDO Go out and play consistent, not be good, just consistent. Just make less mistakes and put the ball i... LANDY FAEDO If we hold it when they are practicing in Latrobe, it will be easy for them to come over here for th... JEFF LANDY He needed a place to practice so someone from those two families told him to come to Mt. Pleasant. T... JEFF LANDY He told me that he would contact me within the next couple of weeks with any information that he can... JEFF LANDY We wanted to have just a few categories and make sure we did this right before we got too crazy this... JEFF LANDY