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21 " You're one of us! We are a team. It doesn't matter if you are living or undead, you will always be one of us "
― James Ponti , Dark Days (Dead City, #3)
22 " least as far as I know) the first time I ever high-fived a mob boss. "
― James Ponti , Trapped! (Framed #3)
23 " If we lose faith and trust, then we've lost everything "
― James Ponti
24 " He was tall like a basketball player, and superthin. His hair had been dyed shoe-polish black, and he had dark circles under his eyes. He wore mismatched earrings and, judging by the splotches along his jawline, he also wore makeup. Very bad makeup. Even by New York subway standards he was weird. "
― James Ponti , Dead City (Dead City, #1)
25 " It seemed like everything was moving too fast for me to do anything about it "
26 " The video was impressive the first time or two we saw it, but by the fifth viewing we pretty much hated everything about the school. "
― James Ponti , Vanished! (Framed #2)
27 " They say that time slows down in your head at the moments of great stress, "
28 " To manufacture trinitrotoluene, you must first produce mononitrotoluene by nitrating toluene with a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acids. This must be renitrated to dinitrotoluene and then nitrated to trinitrotoluene by using an anhydrous mixture of nitric acid and oleum. "
― James Ponti , Golden Gate (City Spies, #2)
29 " It’s totally your choice.” He tried to answer but the best he could do was “Amp-li-dope.” She shook her head. “I’m sorry. I can’t understand what you’re saying.” “Amp-li-dope!” he pleaded. “I still can’t understand, but I’m guessing it’s probably antidote,” she answered. “That would be the wise choice. "
30 " Mr. Campbell and I did so many high fives the palm of my hand turned red. "
― James Ponti , Framed! (Framed #1)
31 " You cannot achieve what you cannot believe. "
― James Ponti , City Spies (City Spies, #1)
32 " Nerds really do make the world go round. "
33 " Okay,” Rivers replied. “Maybe I wasn't supposed to say anything about that. Just act surprised when they tell you. "
34 " I’m Tru. I can do whatever I please. It’s under the name Harrison Marcus.” He smiled. “You don’t much look like a ‘Harrison Marcus.’ ” “Says the man named ‘Mother. "
35 " No buts,” Rio said, cutting her off. “There’s no way I’m changing my mind.” “I’ll give you the other half of my sandwich,” she said, holding it up. “Deal,” he said without hesitation as he snatched it from her hand. “Kat’s the lookout. "
36 " My mom had mismatched eyes. It’s called “heterochromia,” and I have it too. My left eye is blue and my right is green, just like hers. She said it was our special genetic bond. "
37 " Bad guys never wait, so good guys can’t be late. "
38 " This was my James Bond moment. Except, rather than racing a sports car along a cliffside road overlooking the Mediterranean, we were crammed onto the subway riding the Red Line toward Metro Center Station. "
39 " We’ll have to go down into Dead City. "
40 " I couldjust imagine the funeral, with my FBI instructor saying, “I told him notto antagonize his captor.” And Margaret shaking her head andresponding, “And I told him not to go behind the Safeway. "