Gordon Korman Quotes

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Character Eyes Jonah

When we lock things away," he said with conviction, "we're really imprisoning ourselves.

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Locks, Conviction, Said

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Ask yourself: 'Do I feel the need to laminate?' Then teaching is for you.

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Teacher, Teaching, Needs

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If it isn't on YouTube, it might as well have never happened.

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Might, Youtube, Wells

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The dog always dies. Go to the library and pick out a book with an award sticker and a dog on the cover. Trust me, that dog is going down.

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Dog, Book, Awards

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In our family, you don't get a childhood. We're too busy trying to dominate the world.

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Childhood, Trying, World

Gordon Korman (2011). “The 39 Clues #8: The Emperor's Code”, p.81, Scholastic Inc.

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Global warming doesn't care what's in your bank account." -Sinead Starling

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Care, Global Warming, Bank Accounts

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Free food!" mumbled Hamilton, his mouth full. "No wonder you're rich. You don't have to pay for anything." "Since when is it free?" Jonah demanded. "If I don't leave a big tip, it'll be all over Europe that the Wiz is a cheapskate! They'll seat me behind the sound-man from the penguin movie at the Oscars!

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Men, Europe, Sound

Gordon Korman, Scholastic Multi-Platform, (2011). “The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot”, p.99, Scholastic Inc.

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We don't have to love it. We just have to steal it.

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Stealing

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I hate France. It's like the whole country's on a diet

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Country, Hate, France

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Nellie Gomez awoke to a splitting headache. Worse, she was still hungry. "Where's my croissant?" she demanded of the person leaning over her. "Dear child," came a strangely familiar voice. "Don't 'dear child' me!" she snapped. The twenty-two-year-old punk rocker ran black-polished fingernails through black-and-orange-dyed hair, which did nothing to soothe the pounding behind her black-shaded eyes. "Give me my croissant or I'll–" It was then that she suddenly realized she was threatening the venerable Alistair Oh. "Alistair, what are you doing here?

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Children, Eye, Hair

Gordon Korman, Scholastic Multi-Platform, (2011). “The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot”, p.52, Scholastic Inc.

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The thing about a cavity search is this: it has nothing to do with the dentist.

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Dentist

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What did Romeo and Juliet do?” They died,” I remind her gently. “Some mix-up with the poison-

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Poison, Juliet, Died

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Ask me. I'm a cow expert.

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Experts, Cows, Ask Me

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No fair! Those guys ripped off what we rightfully stole!

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Guy, Fairs, Ripped

Gordon Korman (2011). “The Medusa Plot”, p.91, Scholastic Inc.

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Nellie's brow furrowed. "The great Mr. Hip-Hop Mogul standing in line with the common peasants? How do you figure that?" Dan grinned. "I'm starting to dig this 'no cars' thing. It's a great equalizer.

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Car, Hip Hop, Moguls

Gordon Korman (2011). “The 39 Clues #2: One False Note”, p.94, Scholastic Inc.

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Oh, no-" They weren't even on the runway, and Jonah's father was already immersed in his BlackBerry. "Remember those 'Live Large with the Wiz Generation' posters? Well, guess how that translates into Chinese- 'Jonah Wizard Makes Your Ancestors Fat'.

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Father, Chinese, Generations

Gordon Korman (2010). “The Emperor's Code”, p.112, Scholastic Inc.

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If the cake fits, eat it!

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Cake, Fit, Ifs

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Don't think of it as losing a boyfriend. Think of it as gaining a stalker." -Dan Cahill

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Thinking, Losing

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Dan was suspicious. "How did he find out where we were staying?" Amy frowned. "I think that's the message inside the message. He wants us to know that he has a long reach–that's he's rich and powerful." "Like we'll see his giant mansion and assume he works at Burger King," scoffed Dan.

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Kings, Powerful, Thinking

Gordon Korman (2011). “The Medusa Plot”, p.126, Scholastic Inc.

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Nobody got me out," Nellie replied. "They just let me go. They think I'm a deranged Jonah Wizard fan. Apparently, the hotel's full of them. A couple of idiots actually jumped off the front balcony. Can you picture that?" "In Technicolor," Amy said bitterly. "That low-down KGB reject!" Dan fumed. "I can't believe she cheated me–right when I was in the middle of cheating her!

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Cheating, Couple, Believe

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For someone who'e smarter than a supercomputer, sometimes you're a real idiot.

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Real, Idiot, Sometimes

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They've got these things called lockers," I raved on. "The Halls are lined with them. And you won't believe what they're for! They're for locking stuff away-so other people won't steal it! Why can't everyone share?" ~ Cap

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Believe, People, Lockers

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Dan instantly recognized the angry scratch that stretched from the corner of Ian's eye all the way along the olive skin to his chin. "Have you been messing with Saladin?" "No. Saladin has been messing with me," Ian shot back. "He isn't big on Lucians," Dan explained. "Animals are really good judges of character.

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Character, Eye, Animal

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Dan moved forward and replaced Jonah at the helm. "I've got a plan!" "That's my man!" The famous grin disappeared as Jonah took in the grim determination in Dan's features. His expression was as flat and expressionless as a naked skull. Dan steered the hurtling boat directly toward the rocky shore. "Amy, hang onto that painting!" "That's not a plan!" Jonah shouted. "That's suicide!

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Suicide, Determination, Men

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You two have to promise to be careful!" Sinead handed Amy a small plastic bag. "I made you a going-away present–a high-powered miniature smoke bomb. Could come in handy against the Vespers. It works with knockout gas, so I tossed in a couple of breathing filters." "That's the Cahill equivalent of a Hallmark moment," Dan observed. "A smoke bomb. When you care enough to send the very best–explosives." "I'm not a flowers-and-candy kind of girl," Sinead informed him.

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Girl, Couple, Flower

Gordon Korman, Scholastic Multi-Platform, (2011). “The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot”, p.48, Scholastic Inc.

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