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Spy Ski School (Spy School #4) QUOTES

Spy Ski School (Spy School #4) QUOTES

1 " Just clip the red one," Cyrus told her.
"They're all red," Erica informed him.
"They are?" Cyrus asked. "Curse those Soviets! Everything always has to be red with them. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

2 " Easy peasy lemon squeezy. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

3 " my dormitory had been waiting to have its septic system replaced since before the Berlin Wall fell. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

4 " There was little room left on the bank alongside the stream, occasionally forcing us onto rocks that poked through the water. My heels were starting to blister in my ski boots. And to make matters worse, Warren insisted on singing “Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

5 " The principal wasn’t using his normal office because I’d blown it up by firing a mortar round into it. (It was an accident.) "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

6 " me. I need your help. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

7 " and were now coming down a wide intermediate run called "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

8 " My stomach was well past doing backflips. Now it did a triple axel roundoff with a twist. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

9 " NORAD, "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

10 " not drag my left ski. Mike’s advice was spot-on. I moved much more naturally. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

11 " To my surprise, the toilet began to play music. It was probably supposed to be comforting, some sort of melody to soothe you while you pooped, but the whole idea of a musical toilet just weirded me out. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

12 " So he’s gonna want to get out of Dodge as fast as he can.” Sure enough, the caravan was racing down the "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

13 " Crowded,” I said. Zoe and Erica had lucked out; as the only two girls on the trip, they got a whole room and separate beds to themselves. “How’s yours?” “Great!” Zoe chirped, and then lowered her voice to even below a whisper. “Although it’s kind of freaky being with Erica. Half her luggage was ammunition. Who brings grenades on a ski vacation?” “I can hear you,” Erica said, even though she was still fifteen feet away. Zoe grimaced, alarmed that she’d been overheard. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

14 " The U.S. government has dozens of extremely critical facilities there: the headquarters for North American Aerospace Defense, Strategic Missile Command, the Air Force Academy. . . .” “The Central Food and Seed Reserve,” Alexander suggested helpfully. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

15 " It’s a top-secret CIA mission.” “Why does everyone keep saying that out loud?” I asked. “Because the only people close enough to hear me are also on the mission,” Erica explained. “I’ve already cased the area. All the other residents of this fleabag motel are out skiing, housekeeping has gone home for the day, and the guy running the desk has the stereo in the lobby jacked up so loud playing Christmas music he can barely hear anything over the jingle bells. So the only humans around are either fellow spies or shams.” “Shams?” I asked. “Hello!” Alexander Hale cried, exiting his room. “Case in point,” Erica told me, indicating her father. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

16 " Erica and Alexander had the most dysfunctional family relationship I’d ever encountered. And I came from a family where my cousins had gotten into three different fistfights at our Christmas party. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

17 " Hardly,” Erica replied, before Zoe or I could. “This place is a dump.” Alexander’s good cheer faltered. When he smiled again, he looked far more apologetic. “Ah, yes. Well, there’s been quite a bit of belt-tightening at the Agency lately. We have to keep an eye on the budget for missions now. Not like the good old days. Once, when I was on a mission in Gstaad, I rented the executive suite of the Hotel Beauxville for six weeks. . . .” “And he wonders why the CIA doesn’t have any money anymore,” Erica muttered. “But this place isn’t so bad,” Alexander said spiritedly. “Sure, it’s a little cramped. And it’s cold. And it’s unlikely that the sheets have been washed in the last few weeks. And there’s barely any water pressure in the showers. And . . .” Alexander frowned. “What was my point again?” “This place isn’t so bad,” I reminded him. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

18 " A keen memory is the best weapon an agent can have,” Alexander had explained. “Well, besides a gun. Or a knife. And maybe a hand grenade. Okay, technically, there’s a lot of weapons that are better than your memory, but memory’s still awfully important. Because . . . Oh, nuts. I forgot what I was going to say. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

19 " Why, I can remember one mission in Siberia, when I was subjected to simply the worst ordeal known to man. I was on the run from the Russians with Agent Johnny Cliff. We were off in the most hostile wilderness you can imagine, miles from civilization, with no food, no shelter, and half the KGB on our tail. But while the experience was miserable, it brought Johnny and I together in a way like no other. We were as close as brothers after that. Closer, maybe.” “Didn’t you take all the responsibility for the success on that mission?” Erica asked. “After which Johnny never talked to you again?” Alexander smiled weakly. “Er, well . . . all brothers have their differences. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

20 " I still didn’t like carrying a gun on a mission. Luckily for me, no one else liked me carrying a gun either. "

― Stuart Gibbs , Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)