Types

"Name the different kinds of people," said Miss. Lupescu, "Now."
Bod thought for a moment. 
"The living," he said. "Er. The dead." He stopped. Then, "...Cats?" he offered, uncertainly.

- THE GRAVEYARD BOOK BY NEIL GAIMAN, PG 63

Charm

"He's too charming," she says, "in a dangerous sort of way."

- SOPHIE, THE WANDERER BY SHARON CREECH, PG 5

Besotted

...at least you can get to talk to a normalish person who isn't all besotted with another besotted person.

- CLARICE BEAN TUESDAY, CLARICE BEAN, DON'T LOOK NOW BY LAUREN CHILD

Stalk

We fight the fight! We walk the walk! Talk the talk! Eat the food like a...celery stalk?

-SCOOTALOO, MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC: EPISODE 18: THE SHOW STOPPERS

Foot

'Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.' -MARTHA GRAHAM

Reminder

So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around?

- KATHLEEN KELLY, YOU'VE GOT MAIL

Insanity

Insanity. I like it.

- TERRY MALONE, HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS BY EOIN COLFER, PG. 289

Shirt

Mum smoothed my hair. "Did April like the shirt, honey?"
I sighed. "No, Mum. She didn't. There are people in space who didn't like that shirt."

- HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS BY EOIN COLFER, PG. 65

Looks

All eyes were on me again, and not in a nice 'Oh, look at that handsome young man in the shiny shoes, I wonder if he's single' kind of way. It was more of a nasty 'If he doesn't come up with the goods in tens seconds, let's lynch him' kind of way.

- HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS BY EOIN COLFER, PG. 19

Happy Valentine's Day, and may all looks that come your way be the handsome-and-single kind.

Monkeys

Can you, then, offer any sincere advice with no mention of a flying monkey?

- CONOR BROEKHART, AIRMAN BY EOIN COLFER, PG. 55

Driveway

So what's it all about...I hear you cry. Actually I don't hear you, if I did I would be sitting outside in your driveway, which would be a bit freaky and show how few friends I have.

- EOIN COLFER, EXCITING HITCHHIKER'S ANNOUNCEMENT

Denial

You're both in denial. I have that effect on females.

- MULCH DIGGUMS, ARTEMIS FOWL AND THE ETERNITY CODE BY EOIN COLFER, PG. 225

Eoin Colfer week begins today. Somehow I have accumulated an extreme amount of Eoin Colfer one-liners over the years.

Mad

"Do you think this is Southend?"
"Oh yes."
"So do I."
"Therefore we must be mad."
"Nice day for it."
"Yes," said a passing maniac.

- THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY BY DOUGLAS ADAMS, PG. 64

Nice

...nice is what your friend calls the ugly girl he wants you to date! Is that all I am to you? An ugly girl?

- PJ DUNCAN, GOOD LUCK CHARLIE: SEASON 2: EPISODE 4: APPY DAYS

Nonsense

What sinister nonsense are you plotting now?

- RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE BY SHANNON, DEAN AND NATHAN HALE, PG. 143

Toes

MICHAEL: Why are you being so cynical?
SARA: Michael, I think there's cynicism and then there's realism.
MICHAEL: And there's optimism. Hope, faith.
SARA: This coming from an eight-toed guy locked away in a penitentiary?
MICHAEL: Toes are over-rated.

- PRISON BREAK: SEASON 1: EPISODE 10: SLIGHT OF HAND

Flowers

So
I'll continue to continue
To pretend
My life will never end
And flowers will bend with the rainfall

- FLOWERS WILL NEVER BEND WITH THE RAINFALL BY SIMON & GARFUNKEL

Beans

Beans, Frank? Surely not. You know what we'd have then - FRANK AND BEANS!

- AUNT SALLY, THE TROLLS BY POLLY HORVATH

Pest

...the only unusual thing I saw was Turtle Wexler. I think the pest is madly in love with me, how's that for luck?

- DOUG HOO, THE WESTING GAME BY ELLEN RASKIN

More Moustaches

MR. DUNCAN: Why are you wearing a fake moustache?
PJ: ...why aren't you wearing one?

- GOOD LUCK CHARLIE