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Don't let two men fall in love with you, girls. It's not the sort of thing that ends well." -Uncle Charles
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The kids kept walking, moving through the Henley's halls like a tide, but when Kat turned to leave, she walked in the opposite directions. She wasn't an ordinary kid, after all. Katarina Bishop followed no one.
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And as every spy knows, common enemies are how allies always begin.
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What are you looking at? Hale asked. Why are you smiling? I worry when you smile.
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Lies," Mr Solomon said the next morning as he walked into the classroom. "We tell them to our friends," he said. "We tell them to our enemies. And eventually...we tell them to ourselves.
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We don't have to do this. Just say the word and I can have a jet here in an hour. We can go anywhere.
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That's cool." Hale nodded, unfazed. "But just so you know, that"---he pointed to the piece of metal peeking out from behind the stage---"is a Hurst 5,000 PSI hydraulic spreader-cutter, more commonly know as the Jaws of Life." "So?" "So I'm not a normal boy.
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You are back, Cam. Which means for the first time since you left, it's okay for us to be mad at you for leaving. - Macey
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It was the first time in years I didn’t wonder if my father was out there, looking at it too.
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I love being a pavement artist; seriously, I do. It's like when guys who would normally hate being freakishly tall discover basketball, or when girls with abnormally long fingers sit down at a piano. Blending in, going unseen, being a shadow in the sun is what I'm good at. Seeing the shadows, it turns out, is not my natural gift.
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I don’t understand hate. I’ve seen its power. I’ve known its wrath. I’ve even felt it coursing through my veins, pushing me on. But I don’t know where it comes from or why it lasts, how it can take hold in some people and grow.
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Listen to me." He grabbed my arms, holding me there. " I couldn't find you. And I will never forgive myself for that. Ever.
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Can I see you outside for a second?" Kat glared at Hale, then walked to the patio doors and out onto the veranda. As Hale closed the door behind him, Kat heard Angus say, "Ooh, Mom and Dad are going to fight now.
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Despite popular belief, hitting someone with a closed fist actually hurts the hitter almost as much as the hittee.
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Time, Ms. McHenry," Townsend said. "It can be a cruel, cruel thing.
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Okay, first thing tomorrow we hit the streets around Taccone's place. Somebody saw something.' 'I got it covered.' 'The DiMarcos might be in town.' 'Actually, they're in jail.' 'All seven of them?' Hale shrugged. 'It was an interesting October.
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Learn her skills, honor her sword, and keep her secrets.
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Maggie threw her head back and laughed. 'So you're going to try...what? Birds of a Feather?' she quested. 'Of course not,' Kat said. 'Everyone knows the French government banned the importation of peacocks in 1987.
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Sometimes the biggest lies we tell are to ourselves.
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"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.
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You should always trust the instincts of children.
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Sometimes people run… to see if you'll come after them.
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Kat!” Gabrielle hissed. “You’re going to get caught." The smile Kat flashed over her shoulder was almost wicked. “I know.
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And then Zach said a really bad word, but I doubt DeeDee noticed because it was in Farsi.
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