Ally Carter
28 quotes
Biography
"It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth."
"Not knowing you can't do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it."
"Number of empty Ben & Jerry's containers: 3 -- two mint chocolate cookie, one plain vanilla. (Who buys plain vanilla ice cream from Ben & Jerry's, anyway? Is there a greater waste?)"
"...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)."
"And I didn't choose it, Kat. I chose you."
"I think it's kinda nice.' And I did. my mom isn't famous for her pies. No, she's famous for defusing a nuclear device in Brussels with only a pair of cuticle scissors and a ponytail holder. Somehow, at the moment, pies seemed cooler."
"You don't need a search warrant to go through someone's trash. Seriously. Once it hits the curb it is totally fair game-you an look it up."
"Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie."
"Ooh..I want one"- BexThey're not puppies."-Cammie"
"I tell you, I'm half tempted to break into CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon out of CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon."
"Somebody knows."
"You look disappointed to see me, Zach,"Macey teased. "Don't you like my jacket?"
"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."
"If you ever put a student at this school in danger again-''Oh, I thought you Gallagher Girls were immune to danger.'Despite the hundred girls the filled the foyer, no one moved or gasped or tried to defend our honor. We stood silently, waiting for our headmistress to say, 'Oh, we are quite used to being underestimated, Agent Townsend. In fact, we welcome it."
"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."
"Because even though the truth can set you free, that doesn't mean it won't be painful."
"'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"
"Hale."Kat sighed. "The headmaster's car? Really? That's not to cliched for you?"What can I say?"He shrugged. "I'm an old-fashioned guy. Besides, it's a classic for a reason."He leaned against the window. "It's good to see you, Kat."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?"
"And then, despite everything, I smiled and looked at the note and knew that spring would come —it always does. so I stared out that cold window, watching my breath collect on the glass, trying not to think about my life after the thaw."
"And so that means...""We have to rob the Henley,"Simon said.Kat sank onto a truly uncomfortable sofa. "Again."
"I know too well how dangerous hope can be, how it grows and sometimes dies, taking its host with it. It's more powerful than anything Dr.Fibs keeps in his labs, more precious than all the secrets inside Sublevel Two."
"There are 6 reasons that a person does anything: Love, faith, greed, boredom, fear... revenge."
"Ooh..I want one" - BexThey're not puppies." -Cammie"
"Hale." Kat sighed. "The headmaster's car? Really? That's not to cliched for you?"What can I say?" He shrugged. "I'm an old-fashioned guy. Besides, it's a classic for a reason." He leaned against the window. "It's good to see you, Kat."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?"