"Happy was not a word often used to describe Artemis Fowl's bodyguard."
Chapter 1, pg. 8

"Holly Short's career as an elfin private investigator was not working out as well as she'd hoped."
Chapter 2, pg. 17

"And if he couldn't scare himself, then he was not a scary creature and might as well get a job changing baby imps' diapers."
Chapter 3, pg. 37

"Butler was even less happy here than he had been in Barcelona. At least for the Spain trip he'd had a few days to prepare, but for this jaunt he barely had time to catch up on his martial arts routines."
Chapter 4, pg. 54

"The mere mention of that gnome's name drove Holly's blood pressure up a few points. Commander Ark Sool was the reason she had quit LEP in the first place."
Chapter 5, pg. 73

"My kind of people, thought Mulch. Or at least they used to be before I...