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“Meanwhile, Murray was screaming enough for an entire crowd of people.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School British Invasion

“Apparently, it was common for children to participate in the Civil War, and thus, lots of fathers had brought their sons along for a fun family weekend of simulated violence and bloodshed.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Camp

“that none of the locks on the toilet stalls in the common restroom worked.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School

“I'm not playing! I really am stupid!”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School

“This morning’s lecture was on how to avoid ninjas, which might have been interesting if step one hadn’t been “Stay out of Japan.” Furthermore, Crandall had quickly become sidetracked,”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School

“I see it,” Alexander said. “It says: EXTERIOR MONKEY MONITORING ORGANISM.” “No,” Claire corrected. “It says SURFACE MISSILE CONTROL SYSTEM.” “Oh,” Alexander said, trying to save face. “I must have been using the wrong dialect.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Camp

“Reprehensible,” Erica suggested. “Repugnant. Odious. Loathsome. Abhorrent. Subhuman”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Goes South

“Crocodiles?” Murray gasped, then turned his eyes to the heavens. “What did I ever do to deserve this?” “Attempted murder, for one,” Zoe answered, then ticked more things off on her fingers. “Plus terrorism, assassination, destruction of public property, and being an all-around jerk. The question is really, what haven’t you done to deserve this?”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Goes South

“You' re Benjamin Ripley, aren't you?"
"Uh... no." It was worth a shot.
And for half a second it almost seemed to work. The assassin hesitated, slightly confused, then asked, "Then who are you?"
"Jonathan Monkeywarts" I winced. It had been the first name to popped into my head. I made a mental note to be more prepared next time this happened.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School

“Just clip the red one," Cyrus told her.
"They're all red," Erica informed him.
"They are?" Cyrus asked. "Curse those Soviets! Everything always has to be red with them.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Ski School

“I’m studying to be a spy, Ben. It’s my job to know things.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Goes South

“Our refrigerator ended up in the neighbor’s pool. They found the microwave three blocks away.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School

“I’ll find you sooner or later!” Later still seemed like the better option to me.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School

“President Donald Trump informed the world that the United States would no longer be part of the Paris Accords, effectively abdicating”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Goes South

“Everyone goes through shit, and there’s always someone somewhere who has it worse. It doesn’t make what you’re feeling any less real or any less shitty.”
― Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

“We think if we ask enough times, the answer will change.”
― Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

“But after a while, searching for the answers felt like grasping around in the dark. At some point, you have to choose to live in the light.”
― Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

“If you look hard enough, you’ll probably find something that makes you wish you hadn’t.”
― Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

“The man is moody as hell.”

“I am not moody—”

“Yeah, bro.” Kenji puts his utensils down. “You are moody. It’s always ‘Shut up, Kenji.’ ‘Go to sleep, Kenji.’ ‘No one wants to see you naked, Kenji.’ When I know for a fact that there are thousands of people who would love to see me naked—”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“Have you ever had a girlfriend, Kenji?"
"What?" He looks mortally offended. "Do I look like the kind of guy who's never had a girlfriend? Have you even met me?”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“You sick piece of shit," Adam says to him, his voice low, measured.
"Such unfortunate language." Warner shakes his head. "Only those who cannot express themselves intelligently would resort to such crude substitutions in vocabulary.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“He won’t stop staring.
“What?” I ask.
“How much do you weigh?”
“Wow. Is that how you talk to every girl you meet? That explains so much.”
“I’m about one hundred seventy-five pounds,” he says. “Of muscle.”
I stare at him. “Would you like an award?”
“Well, well, well,” he says, cocking his head, the barest hint of a smile flickering across his face. “Look who’s the smart-ass now.”
“I think you’re rubbing off on me,” I say.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“Look! A riddle! Time for fun!
Should we use a rope or gun?
Knives are sharp and gleam so pretty
Poison’s slow, which is a pity
Fire is festive, drowning’s slow
Hanging’s a ropy way to go
A broken head, a nasty fall
A car colliding with a wall
Bombs make a very jolly noise
Such ways to punish naughty boys!
What shall we use? We can’t decide.
Just like you cannot run or hide.
Ha ha.
Truly,
Devious”
― Maureen Johnson, Truly, Devious

“Only the forgotten are truly dead.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Sinner

“My usual self is a very unusual self.”
― Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey

“I can't stand people who laugh at other people. They'd get a bigger laugh if they laughed at themselves.”
― Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey