Eoin Colfer Quotes

I'm not impressed by your performance.

You see, Suzanne, history lectures bore me, art films bore me, your friends bore me, and, if you want to know the truth, I guess you bore me too.

Somebody's upset with every movie.

I was never so attracted to the glamorous world. That never impressed me.

I'm sure I'll get lambasted for this, but I don't get the Asuka thing. Like, I really don't. She's fine, and she's solid, but I don't know. Even going back to the NXT stuff, I've watched it. I don't know. I just never really bought in.

There seems to be a lot of excitement around something that, to me, is a yawn, frankly.

“I don't like the look of it at all,” said the King: “however, it may kiss my hand, if it likes.” “I'd rather not,” the Cat remarked.

Such has often been my apathy, when objects long sought, and earnestly desired, were placed within my reach.

I said I wasn't interested, and she was bright enough to say that she wasn't really interested either. As things turned out, we both overestimated our apathies, but not that much.

It's nice to watch great acts perform their material. But I can't say that it tweaks any desire within.

To be honest, I am not really excited by most of the offers I get.

That's all they said was wrong with me?

Lack of desire is the greatest riches.

It's really not a number I'm terribly interested in.

If I say, 'Oh nice,' about seven times in the same show, things aren't going well.

Apathy is the great requisite for the station; for woe betide the wretch who fancies any modicum of zeal.

The politics, I don't understand it, I'm not happy, don't feel good about it.

I wasn’t sure what expression I was expecting her to wear when she saw that it was me. I’d braced myself for disgust or anger. But she just looked at me like I was — nothing. An annoyance, maybe.

I am unable to rouse much interest in any highly civilized race, country or epoch, including this one.

I'm actually equal parts cynicism and apathy. I'm always willing to believe the worst as long as it doesn't take too much effort.

I do not care for anything. I do not care to ride, for the exercise is too violent. I do not care to walk, walking is too strenuous. I do not care to lie down, for I should either have to remain lying, and I do not care to do that, or I should have to get up again, and I do not care to do that either. Summa summarum: I do not care at all.

A slowness to applaud betrays a cold temper or an envious spirit.

Oh, I get it," I said. "It's a parable. Cute. Let's go eat.

People never think anything is anything really. I'm getting goddam sick of it.

What do I "think" of President Reagan? The best answer to give would be: I don't think of him. And the more I see, the less I think.