“He looked at her. 'In order to finish, I'll have to have defeated six Infected, Dusk, and Vengeous himself.'
Yeah. So?'
The Infected I can manage.'
She frowned. 'And Vengeous? I mean, you can beat him, right?'
Well,' he said, "I can certainly try. And trying is half the battle.'
What's the other half?'
He shrugged. 'Hitting him more times than he hits me.”
― Playing with Fire
Yeah. So?'
The Infected I can manage.'
She frowned. 'And Vengeous? I mean, you can beat him, right?'
Well,' he said, "I can certainly try. And trying is half the battle.'
What's the other half?'
He shrugged. 'Hitting him more times than he hits me.”
― Playing with Fire
“There’s no such thing as winning or losing. There is won and there is lost, there is victory and defeat. There are absolutes. Everything in between is still left to fight for. Serpine will have won only when there is no one left to stand against him. Until then, there is only the struggle, because tides do what tides do–they turn.”
― Skulduggery Pleasant
― Skulduggery Pleasant
“If there is one regret that I have had in my life, it is that I never fathered any children. There are times, when I look at what Fergus and Beryl have produced, when I consider myself fortunate, but there are also times when it breaks my heart.”
― Skulduggery Pleasant
― Skulduggery Pleasant
“Doors are for people with no imagination.”
― Skulduggery Pleasant
― Skulduggery Pleasant
“So that plan worked out well."
"Skulduggery, your entire plan consisted of, and I quote, "Let's get up close and then see what happens."'
"All the same," he said, "I think the whole thing worked out rather beautifully.”
― Playing with Fire
"Skulduggery, your entire plan consisted of, and I quote, "Let's get up close and then see what happens."'
"All the same," he said, "I think the whole thing worked out rather beautifully.”
― Playing with Fire
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