Death Quote by Eoin Colfer — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“That was horrible. Horrible. That poor little guy.”

“Who are you?" he asked.”

“A genius. A criminal mastermind. A millionaire. And he is only twelve years old.”

“If you were me, then I'd be you, and if I were you, then I'd hide somewhere far away.”

“I bet," said Mulch, "that you would set the world on fire just to watch it burn.”

“Me," Artemis blurted. "I'm the nut.”

“The painful truth about life is not death but death while you are alive.”

“I have been waiting for death all my life. I do not mean that I actively wish to die, just that I do not really want to be alive.”

“Many writers, especially male ones, have told us that it is the decease of the father which opens the prospect of one's own end, and affords an unobstructed view of the undug but awaiting grave that says 'you're next.' Unfilial as this may seem, that was not at all so in my own case. It was only when I watched Alexander [my own son] being born that I knew at once that my own funeral director had very suddenly, but quite unmistakably, stepped onto the stage. I was surprised by how calmly I took this, but also by how reluctant I was to mention it to my male contemporaries.”

“Even in the grave, all is not lost.”

“June is gone. For the first time, the enormity of that hits me. Every muscle aches, my heart most of all. I am throbbing with how much I miss her. It hurts worse than anything. I don't know how I'm supposed to be expected to live day to day carrying this kind of pain. I don't know how I'm supposed to go out there, spread her ashes, and let her go.”