--- title: "1 Amy-cahill Quotes By Gordon Korman" description: "1 Amy-cahill quotes by Gordon Korman. Plus more from Gordon Korman and more Amy-cahill sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/gordon-korman-3400_amy-cahill_amy-turned-to-nellie-can-you-create-a-di_1379858.jpg" --- > [“Amy turned to Nellie. "Can you create a diversion to draw the clerk outside?" The au pair was wary. "What kind of diversion?" "You could pretend to be lost," Dan proposed. "The guy comes out to give you directions, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/amy-turned-to-nellie-can-you-create-a-diversion-to-draw-the-clerk/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/gordon-korman-3400_amy-cahill_amy-turned-to-nellie-can-you-create-a-di_1379858.jpg) ## Other authors on Amy-cahill ## More by Gordon Korman > [“He should earn a puffy-tail for helping and lose it for being mean,” Parker puts in. “At least then he breaks even.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/he-should-earn-a-puffy-tail-for-helping-and-lose-it-for-being-mean/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“Hamilton was bug-eyed. "Who are those people?" Jonah held his head. "Man, I should have known it was a mistake to say I'd be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/hamilton-was-bug-eyed-who-are-those-people-jonah-held-his-head-man-i/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“After so many reversals of fortune today, they half expected a meteorite to hurtle from the sky and vaporize them if they dared to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/after-so-many-reversals-of-fortune-today-they-half-expected-a/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [For someone who's smarter than a supercomputer, sometimes you're a real idiot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/for-someone-who-s-smarter-than-a-supercomputer-sometimes-you-re-a/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/why-can-t-you-just-lie-and-cheat-like-the-others-dan-snapped-can-t/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“Dear Mr. Weston, Hello again. We were beginning to wonder what had happened to you. I guess things have been pretty quiet since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/dear-mr-weston-hello-again-we-were-beginning-to-wonder-what-had/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“Amy took in the inspired look on her brother’s face. “That’s stealing!” Dan”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/amy-took-in-the-inspired-look-on-her-brother-s-face-that-s-stealing/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [Ian sighed wanly. "I once had the means to be gaga over art–before I found myself in a country where the standard of beauty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/ian-sighed-wanly-i-once-had-the-means-to-be-gaga-over-art-before-i/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“She was salted in the ladies’ room?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/she-was-salted-in-the-ladies-room/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“It was no place for a Kabra, not even a poor one living in exile with a psychopathic cat. He approached the counter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/it-was-no-place-for-a-kabra-not-even-a-poor-one-living-in-exile-with/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [The key to the city of Florence was about two feet long, and painted a garish gold. Hamilton was fascinated by it. "Wow! How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/the-key-to-the-city-of-florence-was-about-two-feet-long-and-painted-a/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [We didn't stow away!" Dan protested. "You sunk our boat and pulled us out of the canal!" "Good point," Ian agreed. "Return them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/we-didn-t-stow-away-dan-protested-you-sunk-our-boat-and-pulled-us-out/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“You did a politics project on a government that got overthrown on the due date? Man, did anybody ever tell you you've got no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/you-did-a-politics-project-on-a-government-that-got-overthrown-on-the/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [“It's like Eldridge Kestenbaum always says - you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar." "Horse manure catches more flies than honey and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/it-s-like-eldridge-kestenbaum-always-says-you-catch-more-flies-with/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) > [Art theft gave a guy an appetite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/art-theft-gave-a-guy-an-appetite/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amy-cahill/gordon-korman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Amy-cahill Quotes By Gordon Korman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Amy turned to Nellie. \"Can you create a diversion to draw the clerk outside?\" The au pair was wary. \"What kind of diversion?\" \"You could pretend to be lost,\" Dan proposed. \"The guy comes out to give you directions, and we slip inside.\" \"That's the most sexist idea I've ever heard,\" Nellie said harshly. \"I'm female, so I have to be clueless. 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