“ HOLLY: Are you suggesting I occasionally stray from the rule book?FOALY: No. I'm suggesting you do not own a copy of the rule book, and if you do, you have certainly never opened it. Eoin Colfer
“ Orion brightened. I have an idea.Yes? said Foaly, daring to hope that a spark of Artemis remained.Why don't we look for some magic stones that can grant wishes? Or, if that doesn't work, you could sea… Eoin Colfer
“ And I will not be beaten by that jackass.Jackass? said Foaly, wounded. My favorite uncle is a jackass. Eoin Colfer
“ Look! said Foaly, pointing with some urgency into the vast steel-gray gloom, Someone who cares! Eoin Colfer
“ How do I love thee? wondered Orion. Let me see. I love thee passionately and eternally...obviously eternally-that goes without saying. Holly blinked sweat from her eyes. Is he serious? she called over… Eoin Colfer
“ Stupid. Stupid. Foaly, we are both imbeciles. I don't expect lateral thinking from the LEP, but from you...... What is it? [Holly] asked, afraid of the answer, which must surely be terrible.Yeah, agre… Eoin Colfer
“ Are you saying that you people knew about these amorophobots all the time?Of course we did. They attacked us in Iceland. Remember?No. I was unconscious. Eoin Colfer
“ Why no aggressive action? Foaly squirmed in a harness built for two-legged creatures. Oh yes, why no aggressive action? How I long for aggressive action. I live for aggressive action! thundered Orion… Eoin Colfer
