Skulduggery Pleasant Quotes

Come and have a go, if you think you're hard enough

Are you kidding? I jumped off a building -- of course I'm hurt.

"Found something?"..."No, sorry. I thought I had, but, no, it turned out to be, uh… more floor."

Tides do what tides do – they turn.

The sparrow flies south for the winter.

Well, for future reference, this is my serious face.

Every solution to every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two where the mystery lies.

skulduggery pleasant is the best book I've ever read and has enspired myself to become an author.

Right, well, we've got to work out what we need. We've got to work out what we need, how we get it, and what we need to get to get what we need.

I love you all, even those I don’t particularly like. That’s you, Beryl.

You're not stealing anything, you're not breaking anything, so I'd guess you're Stephanie.

Doors are for people with no imagination.

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.

Stephanie had no problem doing what she was told, just so long as she was given a good reason why she should.

I am a rational man, but haven't you heard? i'm also insane. It gives me a unique perspective on things.

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

What is it?' Stephanie whispered. 'That, my dear Valkyrie, is what we call a monster.' She looked at Skulduggery. 'You don't know what it is, do you?' 'I told you what it is, it's a horrible monster. Now shut up before it comes over here and eats us.

Are you going to shoot me?' Vengeous sneered. 'I wouldn't be surprised. What would a thing like you know about honor? Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.' And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.

Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.' And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.

You need to find yourself a new hero." - Skulduggery Pleasant.

Vengeous scowled. 'As you can see,' he said, 'you are vastly outnumbered.' I usually am.' Your situation has become quite untenable.' It usually does.' You are within moments of being swarmed by these filthy creatures of undeath and torn apart in a maelstrom of pain and fury.' Skulduggery paused. 'Okay, that's a new one on me.

I need a weapon,” Valkyrie muttered. “You’re an Elemental with a Necromancer ring, trained in a variety of martial arts by some of the best fighters in the world,” Skulduggery pointed out. “I’m fairly certain that makes you a weapon.” “I mean a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword... I want a stick.” “I’ll buy you a stick for Christmas.

Suddenly Saracen Rue looked old and tired, and Skulduggery Pleasant came into focus as what he really was – a genius, a killer, a tortured soul, and the only true dead man among them.

Stairs," Valkyrie said, disappointed. "Not just ordinary stairs," Skulduggery told her as he led the way down. "Magic stairs." "Really?" "Oh, yes." She followed him into the darkness. "How are they magic?" "They just are." "In what way?" "In a magicky way." She glared at the back of his head. "They aren't magic at all, are they?" "Not really.

I'm placing you under arrest for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and, I don't know, possibly littering.

I'm sophisticated, charming, suave, and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilized.

Enjoy that?' Tanith said with a little grin. Valkryie grinned back, her eyes bright. 'I keep telling Skulduggery he should get a bike.' What does he say?' He says people who wear leathers, like you, should ride motorbikes. People who wear exquisite suits, like him, should drive Bentleys.

Valkyrie: “You are such a moron.” Skulduggery: “Don't be jealous of my genius.

The world is bigger than you know, and scarier than you might imagine. The only currency worth anything is being true to yourself, and the only goal worth seeking is finding out who you truly are.

I kill a sofa for you and you go and sit in a chair?” Skulduggery asked. “I don’t think you appreciate the sacrifice that has been made for you.

I understand perfectly. Darquesse isn't a separate entity. She isn't another person. She's you. If you make the wrong choices, if you stop loving the people who love you, if you allow the world to twist and turn and change you, then yes, the future we've seen will come to pass. But if you fight, and if you kick, and struggle, and refuse to give in to the apathy, or the anger, or the hopelessness, then you'll change the future, and you'll walk your own path. And I'll be right there beside you, Valkyrie. I'll always be beside you.

You can only anticipate what someone is going to do if you know exactly what that someone has just done.' --Skulduggery

Kindness suits you." "Really? I think I'm quite allergic to it.

He put on his hat and wrapped his scarf around his jaw, but did without the wig and the sunglasses. He clicked his key chain and the car beeped and the doors locked. "That's it?" He looked up. "Sorry?" "Aren't you afraid it might get stolen? We're not exactly in a good part of town." "It's got a car alarm." "Don't you, like, cast a spell or something? To keep it safe?" "No. It's a pretty good car alarm.

We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant

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.