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“That taught us how to block a sword with two knives. But what if an ax man's coming at me?"
Gilan looked suspicious. "An ax man? I don't recommend trying to block an ax with two knives."
But Will wouldn't take no for an answer. "But what if he's charging at me?" Horace walked over.
Gilan looked away. "Uh...shoot him."
Horace intervened. "Can't, his bowstring's broken."
Gilan gritted his teeth. "Run and hide."
Will kept on him. "There's a sheer cliff behind me."
Horace caught on. "There's a sheer cliff behind him, and his bowstring's broken. What should he do?"
Gilan thought for a moment. "Jump off the cliff, it'll be less messy that way.”
― John Flanagan, The Burning Bridge

“Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him speak was a bit like watching a badly dubbed film.

"Alex Gardiner," Alex said.

"Your real name?"

"I just told you."

"You lied. Your real name is Alex Rider."

"Why ask if you think you know?”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“What happened?" he demanded. "I heard an explosion!"

"Yeah.That was me. I set the boat alight."

"What?"

"I set fire to the boat."

"But we're on the boat!"

"I know.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“Let me tell you, Alex. He's a crook. He's based here in Miami. He's a nasty piece of work."
"He's mexican" Troy added.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Skeleton Key

“You must have been going very fast."
"I was, until I hit the fence.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“Was it fate? Was it destiny?"
"I think it was Alan Blunt.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Ark Angel

“I didn't set fire to the building."
"No, but you did pull it into the river."
"That put the fire out!”
― Anthony Horowitz, Snakehead

“Let me ask you a question Alex. What do you think is the greatest evil on this plant today?"
"Is that including, or not including you?”
― Anthony Horowitz, Eagle Strike

“When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker

“If this is what you do to the winner, I'd hate to see how you treat the runner up.”
― Anthony Horowitz

“You're never too young to die.”
― Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker

“What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider”
― Anthony Horowitz

“Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan's Curse

“You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I'm wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush.”
― Rick Riordan

“How did you die?"
"We er....drowned in a bathtub."
"All three of you?"
"It was a big bathtub.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“It's the little mistakes that lead to big mistakes.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“And even if we were hunting vampires, what the hell is the Silly Putty for?”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“the only way Bex would miss this would be if she were unconscious. And tied up. And in a concrete bunker. In Siberia.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“Most little girls in England grow up wanting to marry
a prince. Bex grew up wanting to kick James Bond's butt and assume his double-0 ranking.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“...nothing ever happens quickly (except when it does). Nothing is ever, ever easy (except when it is). And, most of all, nothing ever goes perfectly according to plan (except in the movies).”
― Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young

“Hiding is for amateurs.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“Step 4: Cough and gag.
Step 5: Repeat Step 4 until it feels like maybe your lungs aren't inside your body anymore.
Step 6: Remember that a really cute boy is beside you, so try to cough in a far more attractive manner.”
― Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young

“I for one like chaos. Chaos looks good on me.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“How Not to Break Into Sublevel Two
(A list by Cameron Morgan, with help from Macey McHenry)

....

-Teleportation: Sure, Liz says she has an excellent working theory, but she doesn't have a prototype yet. And without a prototype it's pretty much a moot point.

-That thing Bex's parents did in Dubai with liquid nitrogen, an earthquake simulator, and a ferret: Because we don't have a ferret.”
― Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young

“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.'

'Well,' he says, 'I would only go if there was cake.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Moths," repeats Will. "You're afraid of moths?"

"Not just a cloud of moths," she says, "like...a swarm of them. Everywhere. All those wings and legs and..." She shudders and shakes her head.

"Terrifying," Will says with mock seriousness. "That's my girl. Tough as cotton balls."

"Oh, Shut up.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent