39 Clues Quotes

“I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people you hate. But you must still dare to love. The rewards are worth far more than the risks.”
― Margaret Peterson Haddix, Into the Gauntlet

“When you lose your parents, the sadness doesn't go away. It just changes. It hits you sideways sometimes instead of head-on. Like now.”
― Jude Watson, In Too Deep

“I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.”
― Margaret Peterson Haddix, Into the Gauntlet

“Don't have to see," the pilot grunted. "Olga knows the way."
"Funny name for an aircraft," Grace commented. "Is it after your wife?"
"My gun."
Grace stared at him. "You named your plane after a gun?"
"It was a very good gun.”
― Gordon Korman, Vespers Rising

“In our family, you don't get a childhood. We're too busy trying to dominate the world.”
― Gordon Korman, The Emperor's Code

“Why can't you just lie and cheat like the others?" Dan snapped. "Can't you just see that's better than being nice one minute and then turning around and selling us out? It may be very Cahill, but it stinks! Grace had a saying: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, I'll conk you with this pet carrier!”
― Gordon Korman, The Emperor's Code

“You don't get Billie Joe Armstrong's autograph on your forehead without following your instincts.”
― Gordon Korman, The Emperor's Code

“You can't call a ninja lord dweeb.”
― Rick Riordan, The Maze of Bones

“Nooooooooooo!" Screaming the word, Amy and Dan moved as one.
Time slowed down, which, Dan knew from experience, often happened when you were in midair. By the time they leaped onto the hood of Fiske's car (oops, dents), and Dan had ripped off a windshield wiper to use as a weapon (probably not the best idea, but hey, he was improvising), Scarey Harley Dude had turned around.
He strode off in his motorcycle boots, moving swiftly to his bike without seeming to hurry. His helmet back on, sunglasses adjusted, he roared off straight into the road, weaving through the thick traffic like smoke.
Amy's face was squashed against the windshield. Dan held the wiper aloft like a club.
And Evan Tolliver stood on the sidewalk, blinking at them.
Dan waved the windshield wiper at him. "Hey, bro. We didn't want to miss our ride.”
― Jude Watson, Vespers Rising

“The Bombyx mori caterpillar," her brother supplied, thinking of snack time at the Shaolin Temple. "It tastes like chicken.”
― Gordon Korman, The Emperor's Code

“You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only quick studies of course. But my agent in Florence tells me this artist, Leonardo, is a master and also quite an inventor of mechanical devices--which, as you know, are my passion. Leonardo just completed a portrait of Lisa de Giocondo. He calls it the Mona Lisa. I thought I might commission him to do a portrait of me, and while he's here, I can pick his mind for mechanical secrets. How does that sound?"
"Expensive," Gideon murmured.”
― Rick Riordan, Vespers Rising

“About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time for some tasty hay! Haaaaaaay!”
― Peter Lerangis, Vespers Rising

“It didn’t seem possible to gain so much happiness from so little.”
― Peter Lerangis, The Sword Thief

“It's four A.M.! Who goes to bed this early!?”
― Jeff Hirsch, Breakaway

“There’s someone in town asking for directions to Bhaile Anois,” she said. “He checked in late last night at the inn.”
Any and Dan exchanged uneasy glances.
“What does he look like?” Amy asked.
Fiona narrowed her eyes. “Sneaky, for certain,” she said. “And he’s quite a waster. Good for nothin’ but complaining. Nora over at the inn said he’s never satisfied with the temperature if his tea, and he asked for a cashmere throw in his room.”
Any and Dan exchanged another glance.
“IAN,” they said together, and sighed.
“You know the eejit?” Fiona asked.
“The eejit is our cousin,” Amy said.
“Distant cousin,” Dan added. “Very, very distant.”
― Jude Watson, Nowhere to Run

“People didn’t get nice by accident, did they? They had parents who were nice. Nice to their kids, nice to others.”
― Jude Watson, Nowhere to Run

“People didn’t get nice by accident, did they? They had parents who were nice. Nice to their kids, nice to others. His parents . . . well, they didn’t understand the concept of “nice.”
― Jude Watson

“It was a miserable thing, to be responsible for breaking your own heart.”
― Clifford Riley, Crushed

“With Dan you have to listen to his underneath, you know? Not so much what he says.”
― Jude Watson, Nowhere to Run

“Pony eyed the pitcher of hot fudge sauce Nellie had placed on the table. “And if you pass that pitcher, I will reveal a nugget of information that will please you and instantly return me to your good goddess graces.”
Nellie pushed the pitcher forward. “Spill. Not the fudge sauce. The info.”
― Jude Watson, Nowhere to Run

“Listen, I'll share some of the wisdom I learned over the years. When you near the end of your life... when you're a lonely old man... you start realizing what your accomplishments are really worth. The most brilliant clue I ever deciphered, the millions I earned -- even the microwavable burrito itself -- sometimes I think I'd be willing to trade all of it for a single hug of someone who truly loves me.”
― Margaret Peterson Haddix

“In some ways, it was far easier to be bad than good. When you're bad, you don't care what happens to anyone other than yourself. When you're trying to do god, you have to worry about everyone.”
― David Baldacci, Day of Doom

“But the fact is, as one grows close to death, the only thing that matters is family. I hope you can see that.”
― David Baldacci, Day of Doom

“Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea.”
― Jude Watson

“You must understand something. Money is not a sign of achievement.”
― Jude Watson, Beyond the Grave

“Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill”
― Jude Watson, Nowhere to Run

“It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill”
― Jude Watson, Nowhere to Run

“There are boys who will make you cry, and then there are boys who are worth spending your fabulous energy on.”
― Clifford Riley, Crushed

“Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill”
― Roland Smith, Shatterproof

“It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill”
― Jude Watson, Nowhere to Run