Ally Carter Quotes

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“Note to self: Rachel Morgan is a totally awesome liar.”

“So… I take it that's the man in your life.”

“You look disappointed to see me, Zach," Macey teased. "Don't you like my jacket?”

“Oh.' I shot upright. 'I was in Mongolia.'
Note to self: learn to be a less extreme liar.”

“I sprung you because I've got a message for you"
"doesn't your family own a cell phone company?"
"only a little one”

“Kat felt her heart beat faster, adrenaline pumping through her veins, and she knew he was right. She studied him for a long time. "Do you believe in curses, Hale?"

He looked at her. "I believe in you.”

“The whole summer lay ahead of us-time to rest, time to wait. And when the future comes-no matter what comes with it-I'll be smarter. I'll be stronger. I'll be ready.”

“Because sometimes not liking someone is easier.”

“There are six reasons anyone does anything: Love. Faith. Greed. Boredom. Fear…" he said, ticking them off on his fingers; but he lingered on the last, drawing a deep breath before he said, "Revenge.”

“Life is classified. There is always so much that goes unsaid.”

“love is the biggest con of all”

“Because even though the truth can set you free, that doesn't mean it won't be painful.”

“Hey anyone who thinks a non-military–grade rappelling cable can support the weight of two grown men and a miniature donkey deserves to fall off a cliff.”

“Ooh, the silent treatment.”

“Tell Suzie she's a lucky cat.' Have sexier words ever been spoken?”

“You shouldn't judge someone until you've walk a mile through an underground tunnel in her uncomfortable shoes”

“For a genius thief you really are a stupid girl aren't you?”

“You cannot con an honest man.”

“Townsend shrugged. 'With all due respect to the good doctor, I highly suspect he's a moron.”

“I never knew there were this many stars."

"I can't see them," he told me. "I just see you."

"That's one of your cheesier lines," I told him.

"It's the altitude," he told me. "I don't have enough oxygen in my brain."

"I see.”

“Excuse me, but aren't boys forbidden on this floor?' Macey said on our way to the suite.

'That's the advantage of being the only boy,' he (Zach) said. 'No one actually comes right out and makes rules like that.”

“You should have had the decency to die when you needed to."
“Sorry,” I admitted. “I’ve been going through a bit of a rebellious streak. I swear it’s almost over.”

“Do you know what pain is, Cammie? It’s the
body’s physical response to imminent harm.
It is the mind’s way of telling us to move our
hand off the stove or let go of the broken
glass.”

“Learn her skills, honor her sword, and keep her secrets.”

“The things that are most precious to us are sometimes the most secret.”

“The older I got, the smarter my teachers became.”

“Sometimes the biggest lies we tell are to ourselves.”

“Tell me, Cameron Ann Morgan, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Alive.”

“I didn't know there were this many math guys," Hale said as they stepped onto the crowded concourse.
Kat cleared her throat.
"And women," he added. "Math women.”

“It's good to see you, little one." He (Uncle Eddie) scanned her short skirt. "I only wish I were not seeing quite so much of you.”

“Do you have any idea how hard it is to tail an eighty year-old woman Its hard. Really hard. Really… slow.

-Grabrielle”

“Kat!” Gabrielle hissed. “You’re going to get caught."
The smile Kat flashed over her shoulder was almost wicked. “I know.”

“Unusual financial activity: none, unless you count the fact that someone in the family is way too into Civil War biographies. (Can this be a possible indication of Confederate insurgents still living and working in Virginia? Must research further.)”

“I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You”

“Sometime years before, I had dragged an old bean bag chair to that place. I watched Zach sink onto it, and then he pulled me down to lean against him. I felt his arms go around me, holding me tight.
I was safe.
I was warm.
I was home.”

“Boys! Are they always this impossible? Do they always say cryptic, indecipherable things? (Note
to self: work with Liz to adapt her boy-to-English translator into a more mobile form—like maybe a
watch or necklace.)”

“Acting like you don’t care is a whole lot easier when you don’t care”

“Kat didn't know what to say. It's good to see you too? Thanks for getting me kicked out? Is it possible you've gotten even hotter? I think I might have missed you?”

“Angus looked at Hamish. "I hate it when Mom and Dad fight."
Hamish smoothed his brother's messy hair. "Me too.”

“Denying the undeniable just makes you sound like a fool as well as a liar.”

“Fear is a weakness. It makes a person lose her nerve and her cool. It makes people jumpy and organizations nervous, and when that happens, there is always a chance to take advantage.”

“No one would have ever guessed that seven of the world's most talented teenagers were coming to the Henley that day for an entirely different sort of lesson.”

“It was epic. It was awkward. It was epically awkward.”

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

“Most people believe me when I lie. I've learned how to say the words just right. I have a trusting kind of face. But the boy in front of me was a trained operative, so Zach knew better. And besides, Zach new me.”

“Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't.”

“She thought she was only seeing him because she wanted to see him… It's a by-product of very dramatic kissing.”

“I'm sure Uncle Eddie won't kill him. He'll probably just maim him a little."

"No," Uncle Eddie said. "I won't."

"Okay," Gabrielle said. "So he'll maim him. But Hale can take it.”

“I don't want tea, I want justice!”