Quotes from The Opal Deception

Eoin Colfer ·  416 pages

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“That's the last order I'll ever give you Captain. Don't you dare ignore it.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“Friendship isn't a science mudboy. Just do what you think is right.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“Hilarious, dude. You should, like, have your own show.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“Yes, Chix, it's between us. Everyone has a right to be temporarily unstable.
- Foaly”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“Holly: Seven and a half hours to save the world. Isn’t there some law that says we get twenty-four?

Artemis: I don't think Opal pays much attention to laws.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception



“My truffles? You took them? That's just mean!”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“If we make it through this, we will be friends. Bonded by trauma.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“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?”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“I do remember, Holly. I remember it all. Especially you. It's a real comfort to have you here.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“It's a game box. They were invented so teenagers wouldn't have to talk to grownups.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception



“Mulch was not impressed. “I’m not impressed,”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“The thought of revenge always gave her a warm fuzzy feeling.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“Giving evidence against one's employers was the first step to unemployment.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“Some people just needed to be stolen from.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception


“The Brill brothers fled to the cockpit, trying to simultaneously bow, look at their feet, not think anything dangerous, and above all, not pass wind.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Opal Deception



About the author

Eoin Colfer
Born place: in Wexford, Ireland
Born date May 14, 1965
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