Tara > Tara's Quotes

“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?)”
― Ally Carter

“The time for crying with your girlfriends about a broken heart is over chocolate ice cream
and chick flicks—not stun guns and bulletproof vests.”
― Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

“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

“You can talk to your old dad about anything, you know. Except boys. And bras. And that Bieber fellow.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“You’re a teenager. It’s all complicated.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“And as for girls who try to stay away from me—my charm always wears them down.”
“I’m up-to-date on my shots, so I’m pretty much immune to everything.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“I'm about to as you a favor."
And I'm about to tell you no.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“The least you could do is offer a little conversation.” Beckett dodged a pothole, keeping his eyes on the road.
“You want me to talk?”
“It would be the polite thing to do.”
“Okay. Let’s talk.”
“Any topic will be fine.”
“I’m going to sit here and silently think of one. Might take a while.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“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 a lot. But Hale can take it.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“And so that means..."
"We have to rob the Henley," Simon said.
Kat sank onto a truly uncomfortable sofa. "Again.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“He's better-looking then the last vagabond I had to take in," Eddie said, standing and carrying empty bowls to the sink. "I'll give him that."

The insult slid off of Bobby like water. "So, you know, kid, according to thief culture, if you're going to court Kat, you now owe me two dozen goats."

"It's a dozen," Eddie corrected.

"Yeah, but Kat's worth two," Hamish said with a wink.

Through it all, Hale said nothing. Then, finally, he smiled. "I'm afraid I'm all out of goats at the moment, but I've got some ruby cuff links you can have."

"No." Bobby shook his head. "It's goats or nothing."

"Sorry, Kat." Hale shrugged, disappointed. "It was fun while it lasted."

"Don't look at me." Kat threw up her hands. "I'm officially ignoring all of you.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“The Bagshaws aren't boys. They're bombs with very colorful fuses.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“Wait. Far be it for me to say this" — Hamish looked around the compartment — "and if anyone tells Uncle Eddie I suggested being an upstanding citizen I'll kill 'em, but aren't there...laws and stuff? I mean, can't you...you know...sue him or something?" asked the boy who had once stolen an entire circus, all three rings.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“You love me. Real or not real?"
I tell him, "Real.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“Swimming was the last thing I wanted to do. Drowning him? Maybe.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian

“I bet you think things through, right? Accept candy
from strangers and get into vans with a sign that reads free Kittens?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian

“Yeah,it’s kind of a hobby. What’s yours? Kicking puppies?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian

“What is a Gallagher Girl?
She's a genius, a scientist, a heroine, a spy... a Gallagher Girl is whatever she wants to be.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“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.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“I'm a spy, Cam. I was born to do this- to be this. It's in my blood. And I will do it until the day I die. It's who I am... The thing is I don't think you realise is... it's who you are too.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“It was epic. It was awkward. It was epically awkward.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“That’s the thing about spies. Most of the secrets we keep are from each other.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“Despite popular belief, hitting someone with a closed fist actually hurts the hitter almost as much as the hittee.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“But I should have known that it doesn't take that long for change to happen - it takes a second.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“Turns out, you can take the girl out of the spy school, but you can never take the spy school out of the girl.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“Blackmailers never explain their thinking. They're like pirates that way. Dark-hearted, dangerous--- and cool like Johnny Depp.”
― Janette Rallison, How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend

“We're going to be okay."

Here's the thing about being a spy: sometimes all you have are your lies. They protect your cover and keep your secrets, and right then I needed to believe that it was true even when all the facts said otherwise.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent