Ladies and gentleman," he said over the speakers, "welcome aboard this recently liberated Gulfstream V. If I could have your attention for just a few moments, I'd like to go over the safety features of this aircraft. It has an engine, to make us go, and wings, to keep us in the air. There are seatbelts, which won't do you an awful lot of good if we fly into the side of a mountain.
Derek LandyTalking about one's feelings defeats the purpose of having those feelings. Once you try to put the human experience into words, it becomes little more than a spectator sport. Everything must have a cause, and a name. Every random thought must have a root in something else.
Derek LandyI donโt need you sensitive, Skulduggery. I need you aloof and irresponsible and arrogant. Thatโs why I love you. Thatโs why I let you hang out with me.โ โIโm truly blessed.โ She grinned. โYou love me, too. Once you admit it, everything will be better.โ โTheyโre about to hook up the Cube to the Accelerator,โ he said, and turned and walked off. She followed. โYou canโt run from your feelings.โ โI can walk from them.
Derek Landy