I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall.
Derek LandyYou've done what?" "I know," he said. "You're impressed. You send me out for bread and I come back with a boy. Well, not literally. That would be weird. Even for me.
Derek LandyStephanie had no problem doing what she was told, just so long as she was given a good reason why she should.
Derek LandyClarabelle laughed like she'd just heard the funniest thing ever. "Of course you HOPE you won't die, Valkyrie! Who would HOPE to die? That's just SILLY! But you probably WILL die, that's what I'm saying. Don't you think so?
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 Landy