Best Darren Shan Sayings
- If he turned his back on humanity now, it would be forever. Forever
- It's a bit like the feeling I get when I'm standing on a cliff or high building, looking down at a suicidal drop. I start… Bit
- When he faced me again, he looked ashamed of himself. "I have gravely underestimated you, Darren," he said. "I will not do so again. I… Ashamed
- Yes?" she asked, eyeing me guardedly. I struck out a hand and said "Shake." Arra stared at the hand, then into my unfocused eyes. "One… Angrily
- Confidence has brought them out into the light, but they seem to have forgotten - light's no good for creatures of the night. Brought
- That’s what you taught me - we don’t have to accept destiny or Des Tiny. We can create our own future, all of us. We… Accept
- Life is a challenge" he once told me, "and only those who rise to the challenge truly know what it means to live. Challenge
- I mean, seriously, what lady of taste could resist a shiny green head of hair like mine? Green
- Destiny's what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you. Destiny
- If this were a made-up story, it would begin at night, with a storm blowing and owls hooting and rattling noises under the bed. Bed
- I gulped, then stepped over the threshold into the house where I'd lived as a boy. After eighteen long years of wandering, I had finally… Boy
- I don't think anyone ever remembers what they were really like as kids. Adults think they do, but they don't. Photos and videos don't capture… Adults
- Better not to start down a wrong path at all than head down it in the hope of making a detour when something better came… All
- Wars raged everywhere as men found new, inventive ways to kill even more of their race. It was like a contest, the many tribes of… Atrocities
- One of the things is that in times of severe disorder, you can't worry about the dead, only the living. Dead
- I'm starting to understand that fear is like cancer - you can beat it back, but if it returns, it can be worse than ever. Beat
- I'd like to do something to help the worst afflicted, but I can't. It's not possible to save everybody. Even heroes have their all-too-human limits. Afflicted
- Man wasn't made to share the universe with gods. Their ways are not meant for the humble likes of us. But we've decoded some of… Certain
- I always knew there was power in the earth, but it must be much stronger than I imagined to resist such a relentless foe, day… Always Knew
- 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… Appreciate
- Better to die for my people in my own land than rule in another and suffer a lifetime of cowardly guilt. Better
- 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… Choose
- 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. Almost all of… Alas
- But I also slaughtered you real mother and father. In a moment of mad rage, I took their lives and left you an orphan. If… Choose
- Students never appreciate their teachers while they are learning. It is only later, when they know more of the world, that they understand how indebted… Appreciate