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― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Challenge isn’t going to come from any curriculum, no matter how hard they make it. It’s going to come from life.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“to break”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“We’re gifted,” I explained.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Noah stepped forward for a closer look. “If it’s a girl,” he said finally, “then what’s that?” And we could all see exactly what he was pointing at.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“There was no logical explanation for what I did. It had to come from my DNA. That’s”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Schultz.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Hypothesis: Intentional or not, movement to a beat = dancing.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Maybe they were. Very little was beyond Noah’s capabilities when he wasn’t mounting a concerted effort to flunk.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“the knoll”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“You’re going to break your idiot neck one day, or someone’s going to break it for you.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“We’re all proud of you, Donnie. Your mother and me, Katie—” “Right,” I snorted. “She said I’m dumber than her bladder-challenged dog.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Hey, things like that happen at the Academy too,” I insisted, almost triumphantly. “Last year the freezers failed so there was no ice for”—the wind went out of my sails as I realized how lame this was going to sound—“the sushi bar.” He nodded sympathetically. “You guys should get T-shirts made. You know: I Survived the Sushi Crisis.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Our fans are great; our team is nifty! We’re going to get blown out by fifty!”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Why? There was no logical explanation for what I did. It had to come from my DNA. That’s why I needed ancestry.com.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“The test! It was as if they believed the test was an infallible superbeing that had descended to earth on a great space ark surrounded by thunderbolts of perfection.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“Challenge isn't going to come from any curriculum, no matter how hard they make it. It's going to come from life.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted

“If it isn't on YouTube, it might as well have never happened.”
― Gordon Korman, Ungifted