Spy School at Sea Quotes

“Jessica smiled, then gave me a hug and a quick peck on the cheek. “Good luck,” she said. I could feel the blood rush to my face. Not far away, Mike gave me a thumbs-up and a wink. And Erica, who had finally stopped hugging her own parents, was glaring at me.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Because Erica Hale kissed me.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“If any real pirates had seen us, they probably would have taken offense at our stereotyping—but it appeared that, in our increasingly compassionate times, pirates were one of the few remaining groups of people whose culture we were allowed to insensitively appropriate.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Some guy tried to break into our house, and Bjorn punched him so bad that afterward, he couldn’t use adverbs. Also, he thought he was a turnip. I”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“One who doesn’t pin me down and fart on my head.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“might try to harm Trixie to get more information—or use her as leverage to manipulate the Hales. “There’s an easy solution to this problem,” Mike assured me. “Lie. All we have to do is be completely dishonest with Erica about what happened for the rest of our lives, and everything will work out just fine.” I stared at him in disbelief. “It’s not that simple. Erica is like a human lie detector. She always finds out the truth. The only reason she hasn’t learned about Trixie yet is because I’ve been avoiding her. But if we go on that ship, I won’t be able to keep that up.” “I’m not so sure about that. This ship is freaking enormous.” Mike unfolded a map of the Emperor that had been contained in the brochure. It was so long, he had to fully extend both his arms to hold it up. “There’s over three thousand guest rooms, plus all the restaurants and pools and everything else. It’ll be like vacationing in a floating city.” “I still won’t be able to avoid Erica the entire time!”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Er… I forget,”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“but it appeared that, in our increasingly compassionate times, pirates were one of the few remaining groups of people whose culture we were allowed to insensitively appropriate.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“And for not having us arrested for breaking and entering,” I added. “It was the least we could do for the people who put my husband in jail,” Shayla said graciously.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“(Although, in my mother’s defense, she had never put me in a situation nearly this dangerous; the worst she had ever done was to forget to pick me up after school one day when I was seven.)”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“when seeking the help of strangers, it was always a good idea to not be naked.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“You can hear a grimace?”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Costa Rica”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“There was another scream of joy from Catherine, and what sounded like Alexander vomiting, although vomiting as happily as one could.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Yarrr,” Mike agreed, then thought to add, “And do ye have Wi-Fi? I’d love to check me messages.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Catherine, Erica, Mike, and I all said hello at once—in four completely different accents, as none of us were quite sure where the Mazurka family might be from. Catherine’s was Italian, Erica’s was Russian, Mike’s was Irish, and mine was just my own, because I’m not that good at accents.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“You missed the turn for the airport,” Catherine said. “Yes,” Alexander agreed. “I’ve missed plenty of turns in my time.” “No,” Catherine said. “I mean you missed the turn just now.” She pointed out the window. Sure enough, the clearly marked turnoff was now behind us. “Oh crumbs!” Alexander exclaimed. He swerved off the highway, bumping across”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“I’m bored out of my pelvis!”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“7”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“You’re a criminal?” “A minor criminal,” El Diablo clarified. “I have never hurt anyone—and I give back to the community. I also farm sustainably; I don’t use any pesticides on my crops, and I water with drip irrigation. You know who the real criminals are? The gas and coal companies. They’re destroying this planet. And yet, they get government subsidies for their businesses, while I’m branded a villain.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Oh my.” “What is it?” Mike asked. “Did you find where Murray is staying?” “No. But here’s something else.” Catherine pointed to the very first page of the manifest. This page didn’t list the individuals who were staying in each room. Instead, it listed the facilities that had been reserved on board by various groups. For example, the Enriquez family was celebrating a wedding that night in the Lotus Ballroom. But of far more interest was what Catherine was pointing to: That evening, the Chrysanthemum Ballroom had been reserved by the International Tulip Growers Association. Back in London, two months earlier, Murray Hill had told us that the ITGA was a front for a consortium of evildoers.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“enormous, boisterous personality;”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“details like my fictitious birthdate and school name without hesitating (which was quite important when passing through customs and ship security). Despite the fact that there were dozens of busloads of people in the terminal, waiting to board the Emperor, it still wasn’t anywhere close to the number of people the ship could hold. “There are two types of cruises,” Alexander explained as we were waiting in our ninth line of the day. “Round-trip cruises, where everyone boards and disembarks at the exact same location and stays aboard for the same number of days—as opposed to one-way cruises, where the ships continue going in the same direction and people can board and disembark anywhere along the line. We’re on the one-way type. So there will be lots of people who’ve already been on board for a while, although they might be taking advantage of this stop to go ashore today.” He pointed through a grimy window. The Emperor was too big to dock directly at the terminal, so it was anchored out at sea. Dozens of small, festively painted shuttle boats were zipping back and forth between it and the terminal. Some were ferrying new passengers out to the ship, while others were bringing passengers who had gone ashore for the day back from excursions. There were also several larger, slower cargo boats piled high with crates marked with things like BEEF, CABBAGE, and PUDDING. Feeding the thousands of guests and crew required a staggering amount of food; each crate was so big, a forklift was needed to move it.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“This is so cool!” Mike exclaimed. “I always wanted a brother!” “You have a brother,” I reminded him. “A good brother,” he corrected. “One who doesn’t pin me down and fart on my head.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“our all-you-can-eat welcome seafood buffet!”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Snakes Alive,”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“I was exhausted, and every part of my body ached. But still, it was the best vacation of my life. Because Erica Hale kissed me.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Shayla Shang didn’t want us in here?” I asked. “She’s smuggling artifacts?”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“Emperor of the Seas”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea

“It was the least we could do for the people who put my husband in jail,” Shayla said graciously.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School at Sea