Katie > Katie's Quotes

“I recall his somber eyes during that last, private conversation. His eyes and his words, far too wise for a boy of ten: only time will tell, Lia.
In the end, I suppose it will.”
― Michelle Zink, Prophecy of the Sisters

“I avoid looking at the clock, fearing the slow passing of time that will only seem slower if I watch its progress.”
― Michelle Zink, Prophecy of the Sisters

“Still, experience has taught me that knowing one's enemy is key to winning any battle.”
― Michelle Zink, Guardian of the Gate

“but I learned long ago that it does no good to think too far into the future. There is only here. Only now.”
― Michelle Zink, Guardian of the Gate

“But I know that in order to get to the end of a thing, one must start at the beginning.”
― Michelle Zink, Guardian of the Gate

“Some things must be done however much we wish to avoid them.”
― Michelle Zink, Guardian of the Gate

“I thought about how there are two types of secrets: the kind you want to keep in, and the kind you don't dare to let out.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“the only way Bex would miss this would be if she were unconscious. And tied up. And in a concrete bunker. In Siberia.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“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

“But the heaviest things, I think, are the secrets. They can drown you if you let them.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“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 really saw some?" Liz said an hour later. Sure, we had the stereo blaring and the shower running, but Liz still whispered, "They really...exist?"
"Liz," I whispered back, "they're not unicorns."
"No," Bex said flatly, "they're boys. And they're...good.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“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.”
― Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

“Seriously", Macey snapped. "go. Kiss. A baby"
"can you believe her?" Preston asked, coking his head towards macey." everytime she sees me, all she does is call me baby and talk about kissing."
Macey looked like she wanted to kill him. But I kind of wanted to laugh.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“Hiding is for amateurs.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“...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).”
― Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young

“Most little girls in England grow up wanting to marry
a prince. Bex grew up wanting to kick James Bond's butt and assume his double-0 ranking.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“you're the gallagher girl. figure it out."- zach”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“I'm the guy who happened to be home the night Kat came to steal a Monet."- Hale”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“I know in the spy movies it always looks really cool when the operative goes from a maid's uniform to a slinky, sexy, ballgown in the amount of time it takes an elevator to climb three floors. Well, I don't know how it is for TV spies, but I can tell you that even with Velcro, the art of the quick change is one that must take a lot of practice (not to mention better lighting than one is likely to find in a tunnel that was once part of the underground railroad).”
― Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

“And there's a cop over there."
"What?" the boy said, glancing at the D.C. police officer that stood at the corner of the street, "You think that guy can do a better job protecting you than I can?"
Actually, I thought Liz could have done a better job "protecting" me than he could, but instead I said, "No, I think if you don't leave me alone, I can scream and that cop will arrest you."
Somehow the boy seemed to know it was a joke...”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“A Gallagher Girl's real grades don’t come in pass or fail—they're measured in life or death.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

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

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

“Did you hear that? I'm special.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

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

“I always finish what i start”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“Sometimes people run… to see if you'll come after them”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“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.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“So far Kat has been through all the Wa's she could think of, but Hale hadn't admitted to being Walter or Ward or Washington. He'd firmly denied both Warren and Waverly. Watson had prompted him to do a very bad Sherlock Holmes impersonation throughout a good portion of a train ride to Edinburgh, Scotland. And Wayne seemed so wrong she hadn't even tried.

Hale was Hale. And not knowing what the W's stood for had become a constant reminder to Kat that, in life, there are some things that can be given but never stolen.

Of course, that didn't stop her from trying.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society