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.

I cross the place where my heart used to be and hope to be even deader than I am now.

What would killing the Elders result in?" "Panic? Fear? Three empty parking spaces in the Sanctuary?

That's ridiculous. The only point in having enemies is so you can defeat them, kill them, brush them aside." "Or give them a chance to redeem themselves.

But I'm really enjoying my retirement. I get to sleep in every day. I do crossword puzzles and eat cake.

tanith: have you called the police? fergus: they, uh, they said theyd call by this afternoon. tanith: tell them not to bother... im his doctor. beryl: what kind of doctor dresses in brown leather? tanith: the kind that looks good init

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