Thankfully the rest of the world assumed that the Irish were crazy, a theory that the Irish themselves did nothing to debunk. They had somehow got it into their heads that each fairy lugged around a pot of gold with him wherever he went. While it was true that LEP had a ransom fund, because of its officers' high-risk occupation, no human had ever taken a chunk of it yet. This didn't stop the Irish population in general from skulking around rainbows, hoping to win the supernatural lottery.
Eoin Colfer(to Foaly) Captain Short's life is in danger, so push the button before I climb that tower and push it with your face!
Eoin ColferThere were only two men on the planet better educated in the various martial arts than Butler, and he was related to one of them. The other lived on an island in the South China Sea, and spent his days meditating and beating up palm trees. You had to feel sorry for the B'wa Kell.
Eoin ColferThatโs what I thought. When I looked that human in the face. I figured he was either a genius or crazy.โ Artemisโs cool eyes glared at them from the screen. โSo which is it?โ asked Foaly. โA genius or crazy?โ Root grabbed his tri-barreled blaster from the gun rack. โWhatโs the difference?
Eoin Colfer