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But in life we don’t usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we’re in.

Darren Shan

Now sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care.
DARREN SHAN

Cares Motherless Threats World
So easy to take it for granted, but this is something no normal human was made to see. The world of magic has blessed me with wonders and it’s only right to stop every now and then to appreciate it.
DARREN SHAN

Appreciate Blessed Magic
You didn’t want to die. Most mortals don’t, even if they find themselves in as desolate and soul-destroying a spot as you.
DARREN SHAN

Dream Regret Suicide
Like worms, we’ve grabbed on to the talons of eagles and learned some small truths and means of flight. But we can never really fly. We try, and succeed to a certain extent, but the fall is always – will always be – there.
DARREN SHAN

Always Fall Learn Small Some
A world of “if”s, but it would make no difference. If I could go back in time… but I couldn’t. The past was behind me. The best thing now would be to stop looking over my shoulder. It was time to forget the past and look to the present and future.
DARREN SHAN

Behind Differences Past Time
beg you. You’re civilised people. Help me!” “We can’t,” Prae says coldly. “Even if we wanted to – and personally I have no problem with him gutting you – we couldn’t. He’s not ours to control. He’s one of your specimens. You helped create him – now you have to deal with him
DARREN SHAN

Control Our Personality Say
I won’t die. I won’t give those ghouls the pleasure. I’ll live and grow strong. I’ll escape, then hunt them down and make them suffer.
DARREN SHAN

Ghouls Giving Strong
There are a lot of black-hearted, mean-spirited bastards in the world. It’s important that we hold them to acount. But always remember that you might be the most black-hearted and mean-spirited in the lot, so hold yourself the most accountable of all.
DARREN SHAN

Black Important Mean
She was a beautiful woman.” Gavner sighed, tracing the outline of one of the elephants. “She just had very bad taste in underwear …” “And in boyfriends,” I added impishly. Mr. Crepsley burst into laughter at that
DARREN SHAN

Beautiful Laughter
Quick! Head for the ground floor! We have to get out! We will die if we stay! The vampires are here!” “Haven’t you got a hug for me, Larten, old buddy?
DARREN SHAN

Hug Vampire
When it comes to impending, unavoidable extinction, ignorance is bliss.
DARREN SHAN

Bliss Extinction Ignorance
If I’d known how wrong I was – if I’d had any idea of the awful night that lay ahead – I’d have run after him and never returned to that disgusting circus of blood, that revolting circus of death.
DARREN SHAN

Blood Disgusting Night Running
I know who the demon thief is – it’s me!
DARREN SHAN

Demon Thieves
The pair smiled desperately at one another. And for the first time ever, despite the fact that everyone he knew – even the gods themselves – would condemn him for it, Jebel didn’t think of Tel Hesani as a slave, but as an equal.
DARREN SHAN

Firsts Pairs Themselves Thinking
Your spikes have gone floppy.
DARREN SHAN

Course Gone Nightmare
If mankind’s destined to bite the bullet, let’s bite it and be damned.
DARREN SHAN

Bites Bullets Mankind

But in life we don’t usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we’re in.

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But in life we don’t usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we’re in.

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