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“Its Vermeer"
Kat turned to the boy who lingered in the doorway. "It's stolen"
"What can I say?" Hale eased behind her and studied the painting over her shoulder. "I met a very nice man who bet me he had the best security system in Istanbul." His breath was warm on the back of her neck. "He was mistaken.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“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.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Whoever had decided that school should start so early in the morning and last all day long needed to be hunted down and forced to watch hours of educational televison without the aid of caffine.”
― Heather Brewer, Eighth Grade Bites

“Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand.Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle.”
― Heather Brewer , Twelfth Grade Kills

“If it works, it works,' Kat told him.
'And if it doesn't?' he asked.
She looked at him. 'If it doesn't, then I've heard Monaco has the nicest prisons in all of Europe.'
'It does,' both Hamish and Angus said in unison.
And with that, it was decided.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“And I didn't choose it, Kat. I chose you.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Dancing. Come on. You can do it. It's a lot like navigating through a laser grid. It requires rhythm.' He moved her hips to the beat of the distant music. 'And patience.' He spun her around slowly and back toward him. 'And it's only fun if you trust your partner.' The dip was so slow, so smooth that Kat didn't know it was happening until the world was already turned upside down and Hale's face was inches from her own.
Count me in, Kat.' He squeezed her tighter. 'You should always count me in.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Thanks to you, Gabs, we just figured out a half dozen ways not to rob the Henley.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Sometimes it takes an outsider, someone with fresh eyes to see the truth.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Pretend and it will be true.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Can I see you outside for a second?" Kat glared at Hale, then walked to the patio doors and out onto the veranda.
As Hale closed the door behind him, Kat heard Angus say, "Ooh, Mom and Dad are going to fight now.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“I for one like chaos. Chaos looks good on me.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Of course, the downside of attending a fictional school is that our lacrosse team sucks.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't." Hale took a step toward her. "What's it going to be, Kat?"
It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth; in that moment Kat didn't have a clue what to say. I carn't do this with out you sounded trite. What they were doing was to big for a simple please.
Hale I-"
You know what? Never mind. Either way, I'm in Kat." He seemed utterly resloved as he slipped on his sunglasses. "I'm all in”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“love is the biggest con of all”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Kat," Hale groaned, then fell back onto the pillows.
"Funny, I didn't hear a doorbell."
"I let myself in; hope that's okay."
Hale smiled. "Or the alarm."
She stepped inside, tossed a pocket-size bag of tools onto the bed.
"You're due for an upgrade."
Hale propped himself against the antique headboard and squinted up at her.
"She returns." He crossed his arms across his bare chest. "You know, I could be naked in here.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“She'd absolutely adored the library_an entire building where anyone could take things they didn't own and feel no remorse about it.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Do you understand any of this?" he said, pointing to the lines and symbols that covered the massive screens.
"Some people understand the value of an education."
Hale stretched and crossed his legs, the settled his arm around Kat's shoulders.
"That's sweet, Kat. Maybe later I'll buy you a university. And an ice cream."
"I'd settle for the ice cream."
"Deal.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“You cannot con an honest man.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Talent Katerina is a dangerous thing”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Don't let two men fall in love with you, girls. It's not the sort of thing that ends well."
-Uncle Charles”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“And yet, she knew she could be.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“...there was no such thing as curses. People make and break their own fortunes -they are the masters of their own fate.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.”
― Henry Ford

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.”
― William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

“Contradict yourself. In order to live, you must remain broken up.”
― Wyndham Lewis

“... have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them.”
― Brad Thor, The Apostle

“Power perceived is power achieved.”
― Brad Thor, The Athena Project