Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colferis an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, entitled And Another Thing ..., which was published in October 2009...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth14 May 1965
CityWexford, Ireland
CountryIreland
You know you're in trouble when your own imagination starts punishing you.
I wear a name tag to help people find me. It saves time when you're dealing with idiots.
The thing about reading is that if you are hooked, you're not going to stop just because one series is over; you're going to go and find something else.
The Theory of Evolution has more holes in it than a dam made out of Swiss cheese.
Trust me. I'm a genius.
There is no such thing as a happy ending. Every culture has a maxim that makes this point, while nowhere in the Universe is there a single gravestone that reads 'He Loved Everything About His Life, Especially the Dying Bit at the End'.
There is no such thing as a happy ending. Every culture has a maxim that makes this point, while nowhere in the Universe is there a single gravestone that reads 'He Loved Everything About His Life, Especially the Dying Bit at the End'.
A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.
Ignorance, as they say, is usually fatal, but sometimes it can be bliss.
Don't try to understand me, just be grateful that you felt the warmth of Zaphod Beeblebrox's aura on your wonderstruck face.
You know, Miss Holly, you look very dramatic like that, backlit by the fire. Very attractive, if I may say so. I know you shared a moment passionne with Artemis which he subsequently fouled up with his typical boorish behavior. Let me just throw something out there for you to consider while we're chasing the probe: I share Artemis's passion but not his boorishness. No pressure; just think about it. This was enough to elicit a deafening moment of silence even in the middle of a crisis, which Orion seemed to be blissfully unaffected by.
Look!" said Foaly, pointing with some urgency into the vast steel-gray gloom, "Someone who cares!
I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.
When the moment comes, will you take your chance to be a hero?