To Foaly) Captain Short's life is in danger, so push the button before I climb that tower and push it with your face!
Text message) CMDR ROOT. TRBLE BELOW. HAVN OVRRN BY GOBLINS. PLCE PLAZA SRROUNDED. CUDGEON + OPL KBOI BHND PLOT. NO WPONS OR CMMUNICATIONS. DNA CNONS CNTRLLED BY KBOI. I M TRPPED IN OP BTH. CNCL THNKS...
Well, I don't like the first bit and I don't know the last bit. So I'm really hoping the middle bit is exceptional.
Artemis: "Right, brothers. Onward. Imagine yourself seated at a cafe in Montmartre."Myles: "In Paris."Artemis: "Yes, Paris. And try as you will, you cannot attract the waiter's attention. What do you...
One centimeter can make an awful lot of difference when you don’t have many to spare.
Zevenenhalf uur om de wereld te redden. Is er niet een of andere wet die zegt dat we minstens vierentwintig uur de tijd krijgen? - Holly
Wir machen dem Zirkus ein Ende.Verstehe. Und das da sind die Clowns?Foaly steckte seinen Kopf durch die Tür. Entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich Ihre kunstvolle Zirkusmetapher unterbreche, aber was zum Teufel...
Well, young man, have you found anyone worthy of your respect?Artemis smiled back. Yes, he said. I believe I have.
We lost the crickets, she said. Even you can't make that sound tough....I am Butler, he said with a straight-face. Everything I say sounds tough. Now, get out of the lake, fairy.
We hebben de wereld gered, of in ieder geval ervoor gezorgd dat de twee werelden niet met elkaar in botsing zijn gekomen.'Artemis knikte. 'Het wordt er niet eenvoudiger op. Misschien moet iemand ander...
Waitress: And to drink?Artemis: Spring water. Irish, if you have it. And no ice, please. As your ice is no doubt made from tap water, which rather defeats the purpose of spring water.
The gremlin mob turned on Root, and when they saw the triple-barreled blaster on his hip, they kept right on turning. Root grabbed the microphone from behind the desk, and hauled it out to the extent...
Sometimes, Spiro missed the times when a troublesome worker would be thrown out a high window and that was the end of him. These days, if you threw someone out of a window, they’d phone their lawyer o...
Punching - 2 shillingsBoth eyes blacked - 4 shillingsNose and jaw broke - 10 shillingsJacked out (knocked out with a blackjack) - 15 shillingsEar chewed off - same as previousLeg or arm broke - 19 shi...
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 stro...
Now, my little leech, do your nasty work for Aunt Opal, and I will reward you by squeezing your innards into a bucket. He sighed. Why are all my best lines wasted on annelids?
Not me, said Orion cheerily. I'm just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may I say ,young fairy lady, they're running wild in your direction.
Mortals, screw ’em.
Meg and Belch only had eyes for each other. Not in the usual romantic sense.
Marineregels, Butler. Je bent op mijn boot, dus ik geef hier de bevelen.''Voor zover ik me kan herinneren heb ik die boot hiernaartoe gebracht.''Ja, bedankt dat je mijn boot hebt gebracht.