Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation Quotes

“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“But Einstein wasn’t merely a scientist. He was a lover of words as well, the rare intellectual who could write for the masses, a linguist who could toss off clever bon mots such as “Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity;”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“I don’t care if she can fly,” Carter snapped. “I own pairs of shoes that are older than this kid.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“You never fail until you stop trying. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“Think about the most famous geniuses in history: Einstein, Newton, Galileo, Darwin, da Vinci, Mozart. What do they have in common?” Charlie reflected on that for a moment. “They’re all men.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“Maybe we should change your code name to Hemorrhoid," Charlie shot back. "Because you're being a real pain in my rear end.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“earth in his job—and none of them were as frightening as a preteen on a bad day. Even”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“The wilderness changes. Rivers alter course. Mountains collapse. Fields erode. But a government facility is forever.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“It’s bring-your-daughter-to-work day at the CIA,” Charlie told him. “Dad and Mom here are taking me on a covert mission to thwart some illegal arms dealers. They say if I help they’ll give me a lollipop.” “Ignore”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“Maybe we should change your code name to Hemorrhoid,” Charlie shot back. “Because you’re being a real pain in my rear end.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“vetted six ways from Sunday. . . .” “Well, someone is working”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“Which”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“You’re sure you wouldn’t rather be in there with her?”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“It was a massive black eye for Lightning. First, the news that Barracuda could be hacked killed the product, costing the company millions. But it was also incredibly embarrassing when one of the world’s preeminent tech companies couldn’t get into its own system to fix its own website. It took them six days to repair the damage, during which their stock price tanked. It never fully recovered.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“So Charlie decided to take back what rightfully belonged to her. She was no longer as naive as she had once been. She learned everything she could about banking and finance and figured out how to establish a secure Swiss bank account. After that, through Barracuda, she hacked into Lightning’s corporate bank accounts, siphoned out a considerable amount of money, and deposited it in her own account. And then, because she couldn’t help herself, she enacted a little more vengeance on Lightning. On the company’s homepage, she altered the slogan to “Committing Evil for 120 years” and animated their lightning logo so that it struck a kennel and set several cartoon dogs on fire. She also removed all the software products for sale on their website, replacing them with particularly horrible items like elephant tusks, rhino horns, and giant panda skins. Finally, she wiped out all of Lightning’s access codes.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“Do you know who else was like that as a child?” Dante asked. “Albert Einstein. As well as Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin,”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

“know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation