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“Kat looked at Hale. "I've never heard Marcus talk this much."

"Yeah," Hale whispered. "I'm trying to decide if I like it."

Just then, Marcus took the ruler and struck Eddie in the stomach. "Hale men speak from the diaphragm!"

Hale nodded. "I definitely like it.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“What?" He cut a grin at Kat when he saw the impressed look on her face. "Corporate espionage is my second greatest passion.'

"With your first being..." Kat prompted.

"Gelato," Hale said, and turned back to the group.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“Will you still want me if I'm poor, Kat?"
"What kind of question is that?"
"No. Seriously. You're the planner. Simon's the genius. The Bagshaws are the muscle. And Gabrielle is . . . Gabrielle. But what am I, Kat? I'm the guy who writes the checks."
"No. You're the most naturally gifted inside man I have ever seen. And I was raised by Bobby Bishop." She made him look into her eyes. "I don't care about your money.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“spy" -zach”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“Time, the greatest thief of all.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“How'd you get in here?"
She raised her eyebrows. “You pick pockets.” Kat watched his hand fly to his back pocket. “I can pick locks. Looking for this?” she asked, holding up his wallet. “Oops. Maybe I can pick pockets too.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

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

“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

“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

“Hale, this life . . .' she started slowly, still practically speechless. 'This . . . what we do--what my family does--it looks a lot more glamorous when you choose it.'

'So choose it.' He handed her another envelope. Smaller this time. Thinner.

'What's this?' she asked.

'That, darling, is my full confession. Dates. Times.' Hale leaned against the antique table. 'I thought the crane rental receipt was a particularly nice touch.' Kat looked at him, speechless. 'It's your ticket back into Colgan. If you want it.'

'Hale, I . . .'

But Hale was still moving, shrinking the distance between them. He seemed impossibly close as he whispered. 'And I didn't choose it, Kat. I chose you.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“If you die of pneumonia,I'm pretty sure there are at least a dozen guys who'll try to kill me and make it look like an accident
(Hale)”
― 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

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

“What?" He cut a grin at Kat when he saw the impressed look on her face. "Corporate espionage is my second greatest passion.''

"With your first being..." Kat prompted.

"Gelato," Hale said, and turned back to the group.”
― Ally Carter

“I don't care if we lose the company, miss. But I would care a great deal if we lost the boy.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“I'm someone who doesn't have anything to lose.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“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.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

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

“The things that are most precious to us are sometimes the most secret.”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“Sometimes the biggest lies we tell are to ourselves.”
― Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time

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

"Alive.”
― Ally Carter, United We Spy

“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.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“Denying the undeniable just makes you sound like a fool as well as a liar.”
― Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young

“Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“So you're Zach." Townsend didn't even try to hide the judgement in his voice as he looked Zach up and down in some sort of silent but dangerous examination.

Zach huffed but smiled. "so you're Townsend."

The two of them stared for a long time, wordless. It felt like I was watching a documentary on the Nature Channel, something about alpha males in the wild.”
― Ally Carter, Out of Sight, Out of Time

“...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

“british bombshell" -grant”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

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

“Someday you will know that the heart is not always as wise as it is strong. - Uncle Eddie”
― Ally Carter, Perfect Scoundrels

“What is this place? Hogwarts? -- Alex Rider”
― Anthony Horowitz