Derek LandyWe're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant
About This Quote
"We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse." or "We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse." Skulduggery Pleasant (aka Shane O'Shea) is a fictional character created by Derek Landy. He is the main protagonist of the Skulduggery Pleasant series of books and comics. The quote is from Chapter 1, page 9 of the book: "A New Age", available here.
Source: Playing With Fire
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- Stairs, " Valkyrie said, disappointed." Not just ordinary stairs, " Skulduggery told her as he led the way down. "Magic stairs."" Really?"" Oh, yes." She followed him into the darkness. "How are they magic?"" They just are."" In what way?"" In a magicky way." She...