Quotes of Stuart Gibbs

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“You’re only a first year!” Tina cried. “And you’re already getting death threats! Do you have any idea how lucky you are?” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Camp
“Apparently, it was common for children to participate in the Civil War, and thus, lots of fathers had brought their sons along for a fun family weekend of simulated violence and bloodshed.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Camp
“that none of the locks on the toilet stalls in the common restroom worked.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School
“(There’s a rumor that World War III almost started when the computer in charge of the North American nuclear missile system misinterpreted a commander saying “I hate syrup” as “annihilate Europe.”)” ― Stuart Gibbs, Space Case
“I'm not playing! I really am stupid!” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School
“This morning’s lecture was on how to avoid ninjas, which might have been interesting if step one hadn’t been “Stay out of Japan.” Furthermore, Crandall had quickly become sidetracked,” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School
“Mickey Mouse is just a rat in suspenders.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Belly Up
“I see it,” Alexander said. “It says: EXTERIOR MONKEY MONITORING ORGANISM.” “No,” Claire corrected. “It says SURFACE MISSILE CONTROL SYSTEM.” “Oh,” Alexander said, trying to save face. “I must have been using the wrong dialect.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Camp
“Reprehensible,” Erica suggested. “Repugnant. Odious. Loathsome. Abhorrent. Subhuman” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Goes South
“You' re Benjamin Ripley, aren't you?""Uh... no." It was worth a shot.And for half a second it almost seemed to work. The assassin hesitated, slightly confused, then asked, "Then who are you?" "Jonathan Monkeywarts" I winced. It had been the first name to popped into my head. I made a mental note to be more prepared next time this happened.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School
“You can’t keep me here against my will!” he told Nina. “I am one of the most influential men on earth!” “I hate to break it to you,” Chang taunted, “but you’re not on earth anymore.” At” ― Stuart Gibbs, Space Case
“Crocodiles?” Murray gasped, then turned his eyes to the heavens. “What did I ever do to deserve this?” “Attempted murder, for one,” Zoe answered, then ticked more things off on her fingers. “Plus terrorism, assassination, destruction of public property, and being an all-around jerk. The question is really, what haven’t you done to deserve this?” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Goes South
“In the entire world, sharks kill fewer than ten people a year, while coconuts falling from trees take out 150.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Poached
“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
“Just clip the red one," Cyrus told her."They're all red," Erica informed him."They are?" Cyrus asked. "Curse those Soviets! Everything always has to be red with them.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy Ski School
“I’m studying to be a spy, Ben. It’s my job to know things.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Goes South
“Our refrigerator ended up in the neighbor’s pool. They found the microwave three blocks away.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School
“I’ll find you sooner or later!” Later still seemed like the better option to me.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School
“This city of stone,” Dante said. “It’s probably Paititi.” “What’s Paititi?” Charlie asked. Dante reacted with surprise. “You mean there’s something you don’t know?” “I’m only twelve,” Charlie said. “I haven’t had time to learn everything yet. Like, I still haven’t figured out why you haven’t asked Milana out even though you’re obviously crushing on her.” ― Stuart Gibbs, Charlie Thorne and the Lost City
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