Artemis Fowl will never be secondary." "I thought you were Artemis Fowl the Second?" said Holly.

The craft's occupants clutched their armrests, and more than one of them closed their eyes. But not Artemis. He couldn't. There was something morbidly fascinating about flying into an uncharted tunnel at a reckless speed with only a kleptomaniac dwarf's word for what lay at the other end.

Commander: What's that? Foaly: It's a finger, what does look like?

The thing about reading is that if you are hooked, you're not going to stop just because one series is over; you're going to go and find something else.

Artemis: How long will it take you to prepare the time spell? N1 chewed his knuckle: About as long as it takes you to take your clothes off. "Aaarrk," Artemis half choked.

You display inordinate pride for someone who has completed a task which could have been performed by a lesser primate in a shorter time.

When the moment comes, will you take your chance to be a hero?