--- title: "3 Florence Quotes By Gordon Korman" description: "3 Florence quotes by Gordon Korman. Plus more from Gordon Korman and more Florence sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/gordon-korman-3400_bigs_the-key-to-the-city-of-florence-was-abou_373617.jpg" --- > [The key to the city of Florence was about two feet long, and painted a garish gold. Hamilton was fascinated by it.…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/gordon-korman-3400_bigs_the-key-to-the-city-of-florence-was-abou_373617.jpg) > [Hamilton dabbed a tissue at the cut under his eye. "Except for the time I met the Great Khali, that was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/hamilton-dabbed-a-tissue-at-the-cut-under-his-eye-except-for-the-time/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/gordon-korman-3400_branches_hamilton-dabbed-a-tissue-at-the-cut-unde_907877.jpg) > [“I'm starving. When we check into our hotel, let's ask the desk clerk where we can find one of those vast pizzas."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-korman/i-m-starving-when-we-check-into-our-hotel-let-s-ask-the-desk-clerk/) [Gordon Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-korman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/gordon-korman-3400_clue_i-m-starving-when-we-check-into-our-hote_3070675.jpg) ## Other authors on Florence - [Beate Boeker 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/florence/beate-boeker/) ## 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/florence/gordon-korman/#itemlist", "name": "3 Florence Quotes By Gordon Korman", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The key to the city of Florence was about two feet long, and painted a garish gold. Hamilton was fascinated by it. \"Wow! How big is the lock?\" Jonah laughed. \"There is no lock, cuz. It's an honorary gig. 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