Doobie always wanted to see the badge. It was shiny, and he was eight.

Is that how you're going to take me? Scare me into voluntarily coming aboard, then steal my Ice Cube?" "It's always cubes with you," noted Foaly, somewhat randomly. "What's wrong with a nice sphere?

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

Hey, look your girlfriend is saying something. Artemis had a vast mental reserve of scathing comebacks at his disposal, but none of them covered girlfriend insults. He wasn't even sure if it was an insult. And if it was, who was being insulted? Him or the girl?

Nobody's death is impending." ..."Well technically everyone's death is impending.

The next minute or so was spent howling on the ceiling . Imp No.1 joined in, but he wasn't really feeling it. It shouldn't be "Who do we hate?", he thought, it really should be "whom", but this probably wasn't a good time to bring that up.

Argh? Pathetic and inarticulate. Nice combination. Your mothers must be so proud.