Betting on the Brainiac Quotes

“I open my door and crook my head for her to follow. “I understand why you thought you couldn’t tell me you were trying to win the bet, but I hate being moved around like a pawn.”

“Some of the greatest chess matches ever played were won by pawns.” Ruby catches sight of my face and adds, “Not the point. Right.”
― Melanie Jacobson, Betting on the Brainiac

“Is that a microscope?” I ask, looking at the array of glass slides, tweezers, and eye droppers next to what is definitely a microscope. “Please tell me you’re not playing doctor in the living room.”

“We’re playing scientist, dummy,” Joey says.

“I’m showing him what different stuff looks like under magnification.”

“I looked at a dust mite,” Joey says. “I am not okay.”
― Melanie Jacobson, Betting on the Brainiac

“But from what I can tell, there isn’t enough kissing and waltzing in ballgowns, so I don’t.”
― Melanie Jacobson, Betting on the Brainiac