Darren Shan
Darren Shan
Darren O'Shaughnessy, who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish author. Darren Shan is the main character in Shan's The Saga of Darren Shan young-adult fiction series, also known as the Cirque Du Freak series. He followed that up with The Demonata series and the stand-alone books, Koyasan and The Thin Executioner. Then came The Saga of Larten Crepsley which is a prequel to The Saga of Darren Shan. He has most recently finished a 12...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth2 July 1972
CountryIreland
A world without pain, loss, betrayal, hate, death, loneliness? Impossible!
Destiny is a tower of cards - nudge one just an inch and everything stacked on top comes crashing down. P116
He says every story has at least some truth in it, even if most are made up.
The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you.
There are a lot of black-hearted, mean-spirited bastards in the world. It's important that we hold them to acount. But always remember that you might be the most black-hearted and mean-spirited in the lot, so hold yourself the most accountable of all.
Even in death may you triumphant
You should take more pride in your appearance,” I tell him. “You'll never attract girls with an ugly mug like that.
I might have to drink the blood of animals to stay alive, but I would never feast on one of my own kind, no matter what Mr.Crepsley said, or hows much my belly growled.
Maybe we should wait....wait for him to kill another five or six, huh?
Now sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care.
If he comes in the dark, then it's KYAG Time!" - Harkat Mulds (The Lake of Souls)
Real 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 often wins.
...The pain didn't bother me. In fact, I welcome it: It meant I was alive.
Even a minute of dying is better than an eternity of nothingness.