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“Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.”
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“Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.”
“Artemis felt like he was six again and caught hacking the school computers trying to make the test questions harder”
“Artemis: (shocked) Why, Doctor? This is a sensitive area. For all you know I could be suffering from depression. Doctor Po: I suppose you could. Is that the case? Artemis: (head in hands) It's my mother, Doctor. Doctor Po: Yes? Artemis: My mother, she... Doctor Po: Your mother, yes? Artemis: She forces me to endure this ridiculous therapy when the school's so-called counsellors are little better than misguided do-gooders with degrees.”
“Foaly: Anyone see you come in here? Holly: The FBI, CIA, NSA, DEA, MI6. Oh, and the EIB. Foaly: The EIB? Holly: (smirking) Everyone in the building.”
“The Theory of Evolution has more holes in it than a dam made out of Swiss cheese.”
“It's like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget.”
“You know, Miss Holly, you look very dramatic like that, backlit by the fire. Very attractive, if I may say so. I know you shared a moment passionne with Artemis which he subsequently fouled up with his typical boorish behavior. Let me just throw something out there for you to consider while we're chasing the probe: I share Artemis's passion but not his boorishness. No pressure; just think about it. This was enough to elicit a deafening moment of silence even in the middle of a crisis, which Orion seemed to be blissfully unaffected by.”
“I'm sorry, Arty,' she whispered into his ear. 'Sorry for what?' 'For everything. For the last few months, I haven't been myself. But things are going to change. Time to stop living in the past.' Artemis felt a tear on his cheek. He wasn't sure whose tear it was.”
“They have gone. And the tunnel is about to close. So, boys, I am looking for someone to blame.”
“A genius. A criminal mastermind. A millionaire. And he is only twelve years old.”
“What's that supposed to mean? A wolf's head on a stick. Big wolf barbecue tonight? Bring your own wolf?”
“Really, I'm trying to care, Artemis, really. But I thought it was all supposed to be over when the fat lady sings. Well, she's singing, but it doesn't appear to be over”
“No matter what dimension you're in, there's a big-headed male trying to take over the world.”
“I'm the crazy girly captain, Remember?”
“I am charging you with the protection of my mother and friends, not to mention keeping my younger self off the Internet. He is as dangerous as Opal.”
“It took teams of LEP warlocks to slow down time for a few hours; the magic required to open a door to the tunnel was stupendous. It would be easier to shoot down the moon. Opal tapped this into her notepad. Reminder. Shoot down the moon? Viable?”
“If you were me, then I'd be you, and if I were you, then I'd hide somewhere far away.”
“I don't like lollipops.”
“We're being lead by an idiot with a crayon.”
“Excuse me, Captain. Are you two going to weep salty tears of admiration over a helmet all night, or do we have matters to discuss?”
“Well, I don't like the first bit and I don't know the last bit. So I'm really hoping the middle bit is exceptional.”
“how does she know it's the right room?' wondered Descant. Oh, I don't know; mabye it's the magical red glow coming from the doorway, or perhaps it's the deafening howl of the temporal winds.' said Mervall. Descant nodded.'You could be right, brother. And don't think I don't know sarcasm when I hear it.”
“I am swimming with sharks and I am prepared to become one of them.”
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