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“Her name can’t really be Myrtle Combat, can it?” “Of course not,” Erica replied. “Her real name is Prudence Buttercup, but that made her sound more like an interior decorator than an assassin. So she changed it. Lots of female assassins have pseudonyms: Dinah Mite, Barb Dwyer, Kay Ottic.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Project X

“There are asthmatic goldfish that are better at fighting than you.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Project X

“Why would you fight fire with fire?” Erica shot back. “Then all you get is a bigger fire. You’re supposed to fight fire with water. Or industrial-strength chemical flame retardants.” “Erica!” Mary snapped. “Here’s a piece of advice: If you don’t have something nice to say…” “… then say it directly to the person who screwed up so they won’t make the same mistake again,” Erica finished. “Yeah, I know it.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Project X

“That’s why I wear a toupee in the first place,” the principal informed us proudly, as though he had somehow played a larger role in our escape than simply being a bad-hairpiece delivery system. “I don’t really need it, of course. But I shaved my head to give me an excuse to carry that, just in case I ever found myself in a situation like this.” Under his breath, Mike whispered, “Next thing you know, he’s gonna claim his toxic bad breath is to fight off bad guys too.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Project X

“road, and discharged. The shot went well wide of us, nearly barbecued some cows in a pasture, then detonated in a pond, sending a geyser of water and startled”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Project X

“A flounder that had been caught by one of the fishermen and then whisked away when the plane snagged its line was flattened against the window closest to me, looking extremely confused.”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Project X

“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

“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

“Schmucks”
― Stuart Gibbs, Spy School Secret Service