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cc2a6b7
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Ma was using her for-company voice. Sweet on the outside but with an underlying death threat.
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Eoin Colfer |
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89b168f
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It looks like you've found an intellectual equal, Mulch," said Holly. "It's a pity he isn't a girl; then you could marry him." Mulch imitated shock. "Romance outside your species. Now THAT's disgusting. What kind of weirdo would kiss someone when they weren't even part of the same species?" --
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mulch-diggums
holly-short
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Eoin Colfer |
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6f26b2a
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So why don't we have a go? There are two of us.' Little Mike realized that his friend was actually serious. 'Two of us? Father Hillary had God Almighty helping out, and look where it got him.' 'I know. But we're a team. For years, since primary. Batman and Robin.' 'Robin got killed,' said Mike. Christy was shocked. 'He did not, did he? Jesus, I didn't hear about that.' 'Yeah. It was a big shock. The Joker kilt him.' 'That fuckin' Joker. I d..
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batman-robin
joker
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Eoin Colfer |
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c006d09
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Most craft give a nod, however brief and unfriendly, towards beauty. Vogon ships did not nod towards beauty. They pulled on ski masks and mugged beauty in a dark alley They spat in the eye of beauty and bludgeoned their wait through the notions of aesthetics and aerodynamics. Vogon cruisers did not so much travel through space as defile it and toss it aside.
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Eoin Colfer |
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01b3031
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Humanity was heaved back to the paper age in half a second. Life-support systems spat out bolts of energy and died. Precious manuscripts were lost. Banks collapsed as all financial records for the past fifty years were completely wiped out. Planes fell from the sky, the Graum II space station drifted off into space, and defense satellites that were not supposed to exist stopped existing. People took to the streets, shouting into their dead ..
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Eoin Colfer |
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3e23c8d
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I waved my hand in front of my face, obi-wan style. "I am not here." Niall's mucas glands kicked into overdrive. "Eoin's dead! And his ghost is standing right there on the grass!" Donal let out a long suffering sigh. "Eoin is being a writer." Niall calmed down, becuase everyone knows writers are weird and are always doing stupid thingss."
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Eoin Colfer |
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a1d776e
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Inside the mirrored elevator, Mulch used a telescopic pointer to push P for the penthouse. For the first few months he had jumped to reach the button, but that was undignified behavior for a millionaire. And besides, he was certain that Art could hear the thumping from the security desk.
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humor
humor-inspirational
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Eoin Colfer |
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942d90c
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She forces me to endure this ridiculous therapy when the school's so-called counselors are nothing more than misguided do-gooders with degrees." -Artemis Fowl"
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Eoin Colfer |
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c91683d
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Anything can be real. Every imaginable thing is happening somewhere along the dimensional axis. These things happen a billion times over with exactly the same outcome and no one learns anything. Whatever a person can think, imagine, wish for, or believe has already come to pass. Dreams come true all the time, just not for the dreamers.
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Eoin Colfer |
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5aed50e
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He's a gem, sir. I wish I had one just like him." He rattled the ring of keys on Artemis's belt. "And what are these?" Artemis scratched his head. "Uh, keys?"
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Eoin Colfer |
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4f6da4e
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I'm on my feet, pacing around the room, punching a fist into my palm, which I stop doing when I realise how drama queen it feels.
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Eoin Colfer |
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8075358
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Jon Spiro might have "stuff " that the military didn't have, but Artemis Fowl had "stuff " that humans had never seen."
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Eoin Colfer |
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dcb0666
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In spite of what youngsters think, parents do not get a sneaky thrill out of punishing their children.
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Eoin Colfer |
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9afae0b
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The two of them went down in a heap, with not even a turkey to break their fall.
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Eoin Colfer |
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e3c1003
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Conor, I could search the world for another swashbuckling scientist, but I doubt if I would find one like you.
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lovers
world
romance
swashbuckling
scientist
search
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Eoin Colfer |
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75e02e2
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Artemis: How long will it take you to prepare the time spell?
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Eoin Colfer |
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8b4e1ac
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In comic books, people with gifts became superheroes; in real life they became outcasts.
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Eoin Colfer |
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508b99c
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Meg and Belch only had eyes for each other. Not in the usual romantic sense.
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humor
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Eoin Colfer |
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f00042c
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All we can hope for is that he will fall into the ocean with a bar of soap in his pocket.
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kids
humor
washing
pocket
soap
fall
ocean
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Eoin Colfer |
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1b9e56a
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Well, young man, have you found anyone worthy of your respect?" Artemis smiled back. "Yes," he said. "I believe I have."
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Eoin Colfer |
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e2c3118
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There's nothing more dangerous than a short guy with something to prove.
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Eoin Colfer |
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2ba1b68
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Red was smiling back at me. "Ok. I'm not in trouble. But tell me your heart didn't start beating for the first time in a month." I couldn't deny it. So I didn't."
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Eoin Colfer |
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f51f0b2
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I do remember, Holly. I remember it all. Especially you. It's a real comfort to have you here.
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Eoin Colfer |
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d497091
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Being part of a secret is a great source of strength.
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Eoin Colfer |
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d4d5cba
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The others ignored him, busy doing what men generally do in dangerous times: putting on their trousers.
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Eoin Colfer |
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acf103c
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Orion to holly : im just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may i say young fairy lady, they're running wild in your direction
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eoin colfer |
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b3811ee
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That, as my cousin Nord would say, is where my improvised lie falls apart.
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lies
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Eoin Colfer |
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679140b
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One loose rivet or cracked weld line would have been enough to allow a few atmospheres to squirt out, and the ship would have been crushed like a soda can in the hand of a giant who was immensely strong and didn't like soda cans.
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Eoin Colfer |
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dde006f
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It's a game box. They were invented so teenagers wouldn't have to talk to grownups.
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Eoin Colfer |
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2868466
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You know as well as I do that fortune never sends the best-case scenario our way You have way too much bad karma.
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Eoin Colfer |
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b5913e3
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Artemis said, "I don't like lollipops." It was a woefully inadequate response, and Artemis was instantly appalled with himself. Pathetic really. No self respecting criminal mastermind would be caught dead using the word lollipops. He really would have to put together a database of witty responses for occasions such a this." --
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Eoin Colfer |
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e765942
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Mulch was not impressed. "I'm not impressed,"
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Eoin Colfer |
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439f43c
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It can play solitaire and minesweeper," replied Artemis innocently."
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Eoin Colfer |
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a5a99da
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Certain battles were won by retreating.
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battle-of-wills
eoin-colfer
retreat
battle
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Eoin Colfer |
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1bf512c
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Artemis took a chance on some calculated sarcasm. "Really, Spiro. Did you think I would attempt a break-in? Perhaps you thought I would fly in here with my fairy friends and magic your box away?" Spiro laughed. "You can bring all the fairy friends you like, Arty-boy. Short of a miracle that Cube is staying right where it is."
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Eoin Colfer |
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536df89
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The thought of revenge always gave her a warm fuzzy feeling.
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Eoin Colfer |
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685cf7b
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Sounded like girls. Mixed feelings on that score. He didn't despise them with the same passion he used to. In fact, Benny suspected that there would come a time in the not-too-distant future when he might develop a mysterious interest in them.
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Eoin Colfer |
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c958a58
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Si gano, soy un genio. Si pierdo, estoy loco. Asi es como se escribe la historia.
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Eoin Colfer |
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These headsets could pick up a spider scratching in Madagascar." "And is there a spider scratching in Madagascar?" "Well ... I don't know. They can't really--"
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Eoin Colfer |
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8431247
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Butler shot one of the half dozen diners a fierce glare, just in case she might be planning something. The woman must have been at least eighty.
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Eoin Colfer |
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60a7cc8
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I am not qualified to deal with this. Why does everyone I meet seem to have mental problems? I do not have mental problems! I say to the voice in my head, perfectly aware how damning it would sound were I to say it aloud.
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Eoin Colfer |
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828ad6c
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Excuse me, Tex," the nurse said, hands on hips. 'Would you mind reining in the voice. There are babies being born in this hospital. We wouldn't want the first sound they hear to be your painful howling. There could be lawsuits."
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half-moon
half-moon-investigations
mystery
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Eoin Colfer |
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c1d0d37
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Make it fast, you shower of stinking rabbit droppings, I've got a fresh blade that I'm just itching to test!
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Eoin Colfer |
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27cfb3b
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Time to do what he did best - plot dastardly acts.
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funny
mastermind
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Eoin Colfer |