Just because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred does not mean it will fall on the hundred and first.
Derek LandyI'm sophisticated, charming, suave, and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilized.
Derek LandyYou think Bernadette Maguire killed him?โ โUhโฆ no. Sheโs, like I said, sheโs old.โ โOld people can kill people too.โ โI know, butโฆโ โShe could be a ninja.โ โSheโs not a ninja, for Godโs sake. Sheโs somebodyโs great grandmother.โ โI want you to think carefully about this, Kenny. Have you ever seen her with a sword?โ โWhat?โ โHow about throwing stars?โ โThis is ridiculous.โ โHave you ever seen her dressed up as a ninja? That would have been my ๏ฌrst clue.โ The girl sucked in her cheeks so she wouldn't laugh out loud.
Derek LandyEmergency Valve Regulators," she repeated. "So you do know what your doing? "Not really," he said yanking another wire. 'I made up that term to keep you happy. I'm just pulling all the red wires because they're the pretty ones.
Derek LandyHe could wear hats. He could wear an assortment of hats of different shapes and styles. Boater hats, cowboy hats, bowler hats. The list went on. Pork-pie hats, bucket hats, trillbies and panamas. Top hats, straw hats, trapper hats. Wide brim narrow brim, stingy brim. He could wear a fez. Fezzes were cool. Hadn't someone once said that fezzes were cool? He was pretty aur ether had. And they were. They were cool.
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