Everything rests on the poisoned wine. If it were just the queen, I could force it down her gullet, but Declan Broekhart would run me through with that damned ceremonial sword, and if his wife's stares were daggers, he'd be dead already.

Being in command means making tough decisions. Not being in command means shutting up and doing what you're told. --Artemis Fowl

Mulch was not impressed. 'I'm not impressed,' he said.

There will be consequences for this, he thought. You can't alter time and not be affected. But whatever the consequences are, I will bear them, because the alternative is too terrible. -Artemis Fowl, The Lost Colony

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 you've come face-to-face with the dark side of the school yard, life doesn't hold many surprises.

Just what we need," moaned Holly. "Artemis Fowl with magical powers.