Sal And Gabi Quotes

“Hey"--I shrugged--"If Aru Shah can have adventures in her pajamas, why can't I?”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

“The problem with pretending is that eventually you have to stop. It never, ever, ever lasts long enough.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“I stopped one step down. What did you just say, brain?
Nothing, said my brain, slowly eating an imaginary sandwich.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“How did you know it’s my brother’s birthday?!” asked Gabi. I could almost see her head exploding. Very satisfying.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“The chicken, Mr. Milagros. Did you clean it up?”

The walkie-talkie crackled as Mr. Milagros put his thoughts in order. “¿Bueno? I was going to. I was all ready to. But when I got to the lockers, no chicken.”

The other three people in the office looked at me, a little stunned, a little scared, and yeah, I think, a little impressed.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“Sal come quick I'm about to fix the universe

That's the text message that woke me up at still-dark o'clock in the morning.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

“I swear to pants, Coach Lynott must have been cursed by a bruja to always make the wrong choice in any given situation.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

“You see, Mr. Vidón, back in the day in Venezia, anyone could disguise themselves in a bauta mask: ricco o povero, uomo o donna, it didn’t matter. You had to treat everyone in a bauta mask with respect, because you never knew whose face was underneath. It was a way for everyone to play, to have fun together, to make everyone equal, for a little while, anyway. This mask, it was a tool for freedom.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“It took me only a few seconds to come up with three possible scenarios regarding the [lie detector.]
[...]
Whichever of the three was right, the audience couldn’t know for sure. [...] But all of them would be watching me, and judging me based on how I reacted.

In other words, the only real lie detector onstage, the only one people would really trust, was me.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“My instincts told me to run.
So I did—right over to Gabi.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“[T]he bathroom was gender-neutral. It depicted a variety of people icons with these words underneath: WE DON'T CARE. JUST PEE NEATLY.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“Now that I’d seen it from the inside, I had a whole different perspective.
Emotion literally changes your eyesight. I would have to remember that.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“Gabi, I was noticing, was a very forgiving person. I’ve noticed that sometimes smart people aren’t. They’re more interested in being right, being on top, and they think that means crushing the competition with their huge brains. But Gabi didn’t need to put others down to raise herself up.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“I mean, I tried to throw the door open. But the criminals in my house had sett he chain lock.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“Can a class-eight artificial intelligence lie?”
“Oh yeah, sure. I lie all the time. I’m lying right now.”
My brain short-circuited a little. “But if you’re lying about lying…But if you’re telling the truth about lying…”
“I just blew your mind, didn’t I, kid? Bwa-ha-ha!”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“I could almost hear him powering up. I could almost hear his eyes narrowing, his warrior’s smile spreading over his face.
“Para servirle,” he said, two octaves down from his normal voice. And then he hung up.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“Woah,” said the entropy sweeper. I could literally hear it misspelling “whoa.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“Your phone gets bars across universes?”
She nodded philosophically. “It pay’ to buy the righ’ plan, Pipo.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“He thought. He blinked. He cocked his head at the happy class of kids. And then he got it. Like, I could almost hear his brain go click.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“One of the ways you know if an adult has been broken by life is if they never laugh anymore. Principal Torres? That woman bellowed. I mean, she laughed like the Loch Ness monster would, if it existed.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“I love it when adults remember to behave themselves. They forget all the time. Hard to blame them, though. They haven’t been kids for a long while.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“Like any proper Cuban gathering, it took the adults another forty-five minutes of conversation to actually say good-bye.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“My dream, someday, is to be that deep guy who always says the right thing to everybody. I have my beard planned out and everything. So I stood slowly and, my voice dripping with wisdom, clapped a hand on his shoulder and said, “Being patient is the most important part of being a gentleman.”

“You are a submarine sandwich,” he said, and walked out of the cafeteria.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“What's happening?" asked Gabi.
"Everything," I answered, relaxing and relaxing. "Everything at once.”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

“The giant taco is flying. It's like your own personal dragon mount, except it's a taco. Breathe out. Soar the skies on your giant taco, Gabi!”
― Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe