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Quotes About Adventure

How many chances do you get to do something new?
~ Gloria Estefan
We may run, walk, stumble. drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.
~ Gloria Gaither
so whatever you want to do, just do it...Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential.
~ Gloria Steinem
Though I loved the lions, and thrilled when I heard their roars in the night
~ Gloria Whelan
Jonah spoke what everyone was thinking. Wouldn't it be Twilight Zone if the door was open, too? Hamilton tried the knob. It didn't budge. Ian stepped forward and examined the lock. Natalie's diary has better security than this. He produced a credit card and slipped it between the latch and the jamb. There was a click, and the door swung wide.
~ Gordon Korman
How you are in this place that has been sealed since the time of Caesar Augustus? one of the archaeologists demanded in amazement. I was looking for my sister, Dan quipped. Your sister ? Oh—here she is. Dan reached through the opening and hauled out an equally grubby Amy.
~ Gordon Korman
Here's some more stuff we're going to need. 1 pair coveralls 1 extension ladder (30 foot) 1 glass cutter 1 artist's portfolio (large) 1 water pistol 1 bottle india ink 1 portable trampoline (collapsible) 1 bicycle w/basket 4 pizza boxes Jonah whistled. I hope you've got some crazy evil-genius strategy, 'cause–straight up–I don't get it.
~ Gordon Korman
Dan, this is crazy! Amy quavered. You can't drive a boat! Say's who? It's no different from Xbox! Wham! The port-side rubber bumper at the launch's bow slammed into the end of an ancient cobblestone wharf. The small craft spun like a top, pitching Amy to the deck. Only an iron grip on the wheel saved Dan from a similar spill. He hung on for dear life. Okay, scratch Xbox–think bumper cars! I rock at those! Remember the carnival?
~ Gordon Korman
Hamilton dabbed a tissue at the cut under his eye. Except for the time I met the Great Khali, that was the coolest thing I've ever done! The foursome, only slightly the worse for wear, stood on the tarmac of the small airfield outside Milan, transferring their luggage from the limo to Jonah's jet for the flight back to Florence. You didn't do anything, yo, Jonah seethed. It was done to all of us by the freak show with the nerve to complain that the family branches are too violent!
~ Gordon Korman
Welcome to the world of Cahills. If it isn't impossible, it isn't worth doing.
~ Gordon Korman
But here, two thousand miles from home, there was a real shipwreck, a real hope. A choice big enough to change our lives forever.
~ Gordon Korman
Spider-Man had Peter Parker.
~ Gordon Korman
The Janus, the Tomas, the Ekaterina, and the Lucian!
~ Gordon Korman
Brilliant as he was, Jake was not a Cahill, and he couldn't possibly understand the lesson they'de learned in the search for the 39 Clues. There was no point worrying about what might have happened. As long as you were still alive, still in the hunt, that was a good day…. Amy and Dan lived in the moment, because hard experience had taught them that there was no other time.
~ Gordon Korman
Risks aren't risks when the consequences are no worse than your regular life.
~ Gordon Korman
Never trust a Cahill." They
~ Gordon Korman
On with the chase.
~ Gordon Korman
Good things happen when you get out of your comfort zone and try stuff.
~ Gordon Korman
This is just our hobby, Dan answered quickly. Instead of collecting stamps, we find creepy old places and poke around.
~ Gordon Korman
We need Nellie and dry clothes. Dan glared resentfully at the retreating yaht in the distance. A grenade launcher would be nice, too.
~ Gordon Korman
If it wasn't for Randy, I never would have taken the bike ride that turned into my first run-in with Serenity's invisible barrier. That was a horrible experience, but I'm grateful for it now. Without it, I might never have stumbled on the truth about Project Osiris. We could all still be lab rats in the experiment.
~ Gordon Korman
He stepped over the velvet rope and seated himself at the harpsichord, cracking his knuckles with a flourish. "You're bluffing!" Dan accused. "You
~ Gordon Korman
Shhh," her brother whispered. "I think we're on the yacht." She got shakily to her feet. The deck pitched slightly.
~ Gordon Korman
Let the dust take me when the adventure's done and I shall make the dust glitter for all eternity with my marvelous fury.
~ Gore Vidal