Have you ever heard of the theory of relativity?" Artemis blinked. "Is this a joke? I have traveled through time, Doctor. I think I know a little something about relativity.
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 ColferYou need to stop thinking with your head, Mud Boy, and start thinking with your heart.โ Artemis sighed. The heart was an organ for pumping oxygen-rich blood to the cells. It could no more think than an apple could tap-dance.
Eoin ColferNow before we get into anything, ladies, no scratching, no spitting and no tattling to mummy.
Eoin ColferYou know, Miss Holly, you look very dramatic like that, backlit by the fire. Very attractive, if I may say so. I know you shared a moment passionne with Artemis which he subsequently fouled up with his typical boorish behavior. Let me just throw something out there for you to consider while we're chasing the probe: I share Artemis's passion but not his boorishness. No pressure; just think about it. This was enough to elicit a deafening moment of silence even in the middle of a crisis, which Orion seemed to be blissfully unaffected by.
Eoin Colfer