...nothing ever happens quickly (except when it does). Nothing is ever, ever easy (except when it is). And, most of all, nothing ever goes perfectly according to plan (except in the movies).

What about a Princess Bride?" "Where are we gonna find a six-fingered man on such short notice?

and then Zach said a really bad word, but I doubt DeeDee noticed because it was in Farsi

If you don't want to be a victim, don't act like one.

That's when I heard the sounds of a certified genius spinning around in circles like a dog chasing its tail.

What is a Gallagher Girl? She's a genius, a scientist, a heroine, a spy... a Gallagher Girl is whatever she wants to be.

Yes?' Joe Solomon sounded like someone with far better things to do. 'Is there any homework?' she asked, and the class turned instantly from shocked to irritated. (Never ask that question in a room full of girls who are all black belts in karate) 'Yes,' Solomon said, holding the door in the universal signal for get out. 'Notice things.