How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Holy water! You have murdered me, human."
"True," admitted Artemis. "It should start to burn any minute now." (1.92-93)
Apart from the fact that there's no real explanation for why holy water burns fairies (isn't that a demon thing?), can we tell what kind of tone exists for Artemis here? Does he regret murdering her at all, or is he merely reluctant to admit it?
Quote #2
The [foil-lined] blind was ingenious in design and interest had already been expressed in the manufacturing rights—mostly by military representatives—but Artemis had resolved to sell the patent to a sporting goods multinational. (4.55)
For a kid who cavalierly describes the crazy weapons his butler carries, Artemis is weirdly picky about who gets to use his inventions, like he doesn't want the military to be too well outfitted.
Quote #3
This was no ordinary dart rifle. It had been specially tooled for a Kenyan ivory hunter […]. Butler had picked it up for a song from a government official after the ivory poacher's execution. (4.66)
Okay, yes, ivory hunting is bad and evidently punishable by death, but isn't government corruption also bad? Maybe they shouldn't be giving away intense weaponry to civilians.