Quotes by Ally Carter

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, theyre not unicorns. No, Bex said flatly, theyre boys. And theyre...good.

Do you know what pain is, Cammie? It’s thebody’s physical response to imminent harm.It is the mind’s way of telling us to move ourhand off the stove or let go of the brokenglass.

A mind is totally big enough to get lost inside - to go crazy if youre left with too much time and too much room to let your biggest fears run free.

Power has always corrupted, my dear. Even the promise of power. It is a hard thing to look at through the fence for hundreds of years without wondering what it would be like on the other side.

A lot of people think that being a Gallagher Girl means not being afraid of anything. Actually, that couldnt be further from the truth. Its not about ignoring fear. Its about facing it, knowing the risks and the costs and sacrificing safety and security anyway.

I thought the morning would bring change. But I should have known that it doesnt take that long for change to happen - it takes a second. A moment. In a single breath, reality as you know it can simply fall away.

Kat, Hale groaned, then fell back onto the pillows.Funny, I didnt hear a doorbell.I let myself in; hope thats okay.Hale smiled. Or the alarm.She stepped inside, tossed a pocket-size bag of tools onto the bed. Youre 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.

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 Kats shoulders.Thats sweet, Kat. Maybe later Ill buy you a university. And an ice cream.Id settle for the ice cream.Deal.

I didnt know there were this many math guys, Hale said as they stepped onto the crowded concourse.Kat cleared her throat. And women, he added. Math women.

You know youre smarter than all of them, right? Hale said flatly.In fact, if you wanted to PROVE it...He glanced at the blackjack tables.Simon shook his head. I dont count cards, Hale.Dont? Hale smiled. Or wont? You know, technically, its not illegal.But its frowned upon.Sweat beaded at Simons brow. He sounded like someone had just suggested he swim after eating... run with scissors... It is SERIOUSLY frowned upon.

You know - Hales breath was warm against Kats ear in the chilly ballroom- I dont know that both of us really have to be here.... The slide changed. While hundreds of mathematicians waited with baited breath, the boy beside Kat whispered,I could go make some calls... check on some things...Play some blackjack?Well, when in Rome...Rome is tomorrow, babe, Kat reminded him.He nodded. Right.

I think you’re freaked about what happened at Cambridge. I think it scared you.“I’ve been through worse, Bex,” I said, joining her on the lower stairs. “Way worse.”“Oh, not the attack.” Bex raised her finger in contradiction. “What happened before the attack. I think you saw the future. Which is kind of freaky when - two months ago - you didn’t think you were going to have one.

The hallway felt like time itself, and Patricia Buckingham and I were standing at opposite ends-her looking back on all shed seen, me wondering what lay ahead.

Either were a team or we arent. Either you trust me or you dont.

It was the first time in years I didn’t wonder if my father was out there, looking at it too.

Cammie! Ill never forget the tone of Maceys voice in that moment. Cam, she said slowly, moving toward me, I know how it feels to be watched every second of every day. I know what its like to trust fewer and fewer people until it seems like you are completely alone in the world. I know you think the only things that are left in your life are the bad things. I know what youre feeling, Cam. Her hands were on my shoulders. Her blue eyes were staring into mine. I know.

The obvious, Noah goes on, a little out of breath, being that he is probably some super secret assassin or something. And Im not as tough as I look.Thats OK, I tell him. Im way tougher than you look.

Friends help each other when they are...you know...going up international hit men and stuff.

I knew she was right. Of course she was right. Bex was always right. She knew me better than I knew myself. But then again, isnt that a best friends job?

Dont let two men fall in love with you, girls. Its not the sort of thing that ends well.-Uncle Charles