Oh.? I shot upright. ‘I was in Mongolia.’ Note to self: learn to be a less extreme liar.
Because sometimes not liking someone is easier.
Trust. We stake our lives on it, but it’s a subject that not even the Gallagher Academy can teach. When do you let your guard down? Who do you let in? And I knew at that moment, as I sat beside my mother, bathing in the warm spring light, that those were the questions a good spy never stops asking.
For a genius thief you really are a stupid girl aren’t you?
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.
Life is classified. There is always so much that goes unsaid.
Because even though the truth can set you free, that doesn’t mean it won’t be painful.
You cannot con an honest man.
You shouldn’t judge someone until you’ve walk a mile through an underground tunnel in her uncomfortable shoes.
Do you know what pain is, Cammie? It’s the body’s physical response to imminent harm. It is the mind’s way of telling us to move our hand off the stove or let go of the broken glass.
Mr. Solomon was right the worst kind of torture is watching someone you love get hurt.
Learn her skills, honor her sword, and keep her secrets.
Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you.
Kat didn’t know what to say. It’s good to see you too? Thanks for getting me kicked out? Is it possible you’ve gotten even hotter? I think I might have missed you?
No one would have ever guessed that seven of the world’s most talented teenagers were coming to the Henley that day for an entirely different sort of lesson.
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You.
The things that are most precious to us are sometimes the most secret.
You’re girls!? he shouted as if the fact had totally eluded him until then.
Most people believe me when I lie. I’ve learned how to say the words just right. I have a trusting kind of face. But the boy in front of me was a trained operative, so Zach knew better. And besides, Zach new me.
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.