Darren ShanThe thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you. ✨ Darren Shan (2012). Vampire Blood Trilogy (The Saga of Darren Shan), p.10, HarperCollins… ▶371Life
Darren ShanDestiny is a tower of cards - nudge one just an inch and everything stacked on top comes crashing down. P116361Thought
Darren ShanIt is good to be taught humility when we are young. If we do not exeperience pain as children, we will cause pain as adults.373Sadness
Darren ShanBut the universe isn't fair. Things don't work out neatly, pain, hardship and challenges divided equally among those best equipped to deal with them. Sometimes individuals have to… ▶362SadnessTime
Darren ShanBut 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.374LifePoliticsTime
Darren ShanEver hear of the phrase, Banging you're head on a brick wall? Ah, but you forget, Darren, vampires can break brick walls with their heads.354Politics
Darren ShanI 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 the real you, or bring back to life t… ▶376LifeThoughtTime
Darren ShanI always knew there was power in the earth, but it must be much stronger than I imagined to resist such a relentless foe, day after day, night after night, year after year.344Politics
Darren ShanLeave him alone! Debbie shouted. Shut up, please, or I'll kill you, Mr Tiny replied.322Humanity
Darren ShanBetter not to start down a wrong path at all than head down it in the hope of making a detour when something better came along.323Hope
Darren ShanNo, thats not how it happened... Mr crepsley dropped. He was impaled on the stakes. He died. And it was awful... His cries as he writhed there, bleeding and dying, burning and sc… ▶356Death
Darren ShanShe 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… ▶379Humor
Darren ShanI'm starting to understand that fear is like cancer - you can beat it back, but if it returns, it can be worse than ever.379Sadness
Darren ShanWe all make basic assumptions about things in life, but sometimes those assumptions are WRONG. We must never trust in what we assume, only in what we KNOW.347LifeTime
Darren ShanNo. You know this is wrong and you want to feel better about it. You don't want to admit your as ruthless and monstrous as the demons you claim to hate.3710Love
Darren ShanBetter to die for my people in my own land than rule in another and suffer a lifetime of cowardly guilt.303DeathHumanityLife
Darren ShanMan 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 their secrets regardless. Like worms, we've grabbed… ▶3710Truth
Darren ShanReal life's nasty. It's cruel. It doesn't care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be. In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil ofte… ▶3710DeathHumanityLife
Darren ShanIf this were a made-up story, it would begin at night, with a storm blowing and owls hooting and rattling noises under the bed. ✨ Darren Shan (2012). Vampire Blood Trilogy (… ▶369Thought
Darren ShanThat’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 have the power to rule our lives - we just have to make the ch… ▶358HopePoliticsTime
Darren ShanYou can't hang around waiting for somebody else to pull your strings. Destiny's what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you. And if it throws more than you'd… ▶326LifeThought
Darren ShanYou 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 those who take their own lives wish at the… ▶271DeathHopeLife
Darren ShanYou should take more pride in your appearance,” I tell him. “You'll never attract girls with an ugly mug like that.359Hope
Darren ShanIf 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… ▶293DeathThought
Darren ShanThrow up whatever's making you sick, Darren, he said, then get your behind back in here. ✨ Darren Shan (2007). Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan3610Humanity
Darren ShanNow sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care.294Reflection
Darren ShanMaybe we should wait....wait for him to kill another five or six, huh?294Thought
Darren ShanHumans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character.283Humanity
Darren ShanQuick! 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?327Death
Darren ShanOf course I have nightmares-Who doesn't? ✨ Darren Shan (2012). Volumes 5 and 6 - Blood Beast/Demon Apocalypse (The Demonata), p.22, HarperCollins UK284Love
