Spy School Secret Service Quotes

“There were rumors that at age three Erica had thwarted a trio of bank robbers with only a juice box and a Slinky.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Schmucks”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Know what else is tough?” I asked. “Getting falsely accused of being a pervert in front of the Secret Service.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“We have gathered here today to honor Benjamin Ripley for being the first person to ever regurgitate a wombat through a flugelhorn.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“I couldn’t guarantee that. And given that I’d just opened fire on a Secret Service motorcade, I couldn’t exactly go for a stroll around the Reflecting Pool.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Don’t pay any attention to him,” Jemma Stern said. “He’s just angry because Daddy wouldn’t let him get a motorcycle.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“juvenile detention center at the academy was supposed to be a secret,”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Catherine was taken aback. “Kill you? Goodness, no. That’s a bit drastic, isn’t it? I wouldn’t kill you, dear. I’d only maim you a little.” “Oh,” I said, unsure if that was actually better.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“asked. “Me, Zoe, Warren, Chip, and Jawa. We spent the whole day trying to convince”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“I wouldn’t kill you, dear. I’d only maim you a little.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“The water was murky and opaque, darkened with mud and silt and the poop of a million Canada geese,”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“I had a lovely time in solitary confinement.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“The name’s Ripley,” I purred smoothly. “Benjamin Ripley.” It was at this point that I noticed Erica standing in the doorway. “What on earth are you doing?” she asked. “Nothing!” I said quickly. “Just testing out my suit.” “Save it for the bad guys.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Erica helped me replace the hatch and slide the seats back, then called shotgun and climbed into the front passenger seat. I let her have it. In Erica’s family, sitting in the shotgun seat occasionally meant you had to use an actual shotgun.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Looks like everyone’s coming to the party: FBI, CIA, SWAT…”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“At which point, Jason tripped me. He lashed out his foot for no good reason and sent me sprawling into a hedge. “Jason!” Kimmy yelled. “What?” Jason asked innocently. “It was an accident!”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Intelligence. Although I must caution you, that is extremely privileged information. Very few people have been allowed knowledge of my true identity. Including Erica’s father.” I gasped in surprise. “Your own husband doesn’t know you’re a spy?” “Ex-husband,” Catherine said quickly. “We parted ways several years ago.” “Sorry,” I said. “I didn’t realize. Erica never said anything….” “Yes, Erica tends to be rather tight-lipped about her family. I suppose that’s my fault, in a sense. There have always been so many things to keep secret.” “Still,” I said. “I can’t believe Alexander doesn’t know.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“is tough?”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“There were rumors that at age three Erica had thwarted a trio of bank robbers with only a juice box and a Slinky. Erica was dressed in her standard way: a tight black outfit that allowed her the freedom of movement to steal through the night or pummel enemy agents while still looking extremely stylish.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“admitted.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“sucked”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“As long as Finch has it, nothing can stop him from launching a nuclear strike wherever and whenever he wants. If he gets out of here with it, the entire planet will be at SPYDER’s”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Elmore Finch,”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“I also made you some tea.” She handed back an old-fashioned tartan-plaid thermos bottle with a cap that doubled as a cup. “I know it’s very stereotypical for a British person to make tea, but the fact is, it’s chock-full of antioxidants and has far less sugar than that Gatorade that”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“realized he had just been caught with his hand in the nuclear cookie jar.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Erica?” I called out. “Are you okay?” “No!” she shouted back. “Some dipstick just shot me with a sedation darrrrppplthhhmmm.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Ashley gave us a devious smile, her perfect white teeth gleaming in the darkness. “So long, doosers!” she shouted, and raced into the darkness. “Dorks plus losers?” Mike asked. “Give it a rest,” Zoe told him, then screamed as a pendulum smacked her off the beam.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“It seemed insane that they had targeted the president merely to frame me for his assassination (although his death might have been a nice side benefit for them),”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Now that Zoe’s crush was out in the open, a flood of memories came rushing back that I probably should have picked up on earlier: the time when Zoe had asked me to help her study for her History of Espionage exam when she turned out to know the subject better than I did; the time when she’d asked me to kill a spider in her room even though she could clobber a man twice her size; the time on Operation Snow Bunny when I’d made an offhanded comment that I would go to Disney World with her even though I wasn’t really into her and she’d suddenly become very annoyed at me.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service

“Mike said, sounding uncomfortable, “Warren has a crush on you, Zoe.” “He does?” Zoe asked, aghast. “And . . . ,” Mike went on, sounding even more uncomfortable, “Zoe has a crush on you, Ben.” “What?” I asked, stunned. I had just been thinking that Zoe was rather unobservant for never picking up on the fact that Warren liked her—and I’d apparently done the exact same thing. I turned to Zoe, who quickly averted her eyes in embarrassment, which confirmed that Mike was right—and nearly caused Zoe to run straight into a tree.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service