But guilt isn't smart. It isn't logical. It doesn't only live in the places it belongs.

— Ally Carter

But that's the thing about being the girl who's spent years convincing the world she's not afraid of anything: At some point, someone is going to find out you're afraid of everything.

— Ally Carter

Congratulations," I tell her with a slight bow. "I hope you and your power trip will be very happy together. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for me to go.

— Ally Carter

Count me in, Kat." He squeezed her tighter. "You should always count me in." - W. W. Hale the Fifth

— Ally Carter

Despite having known him for almost a year, there were a lot of things I still didn't know about Zachary Goode. Like how soap and shampoo could smell so much better on him than anyone else. Like where he went when he wasn't mysteriously showing up at random (and frequently dangerous) points in my life. And, most of all, I didn't know how, when he mentioned the jacket, he made me think about the sweet, romantic part of the night last November when he'd given it to me, and not the terrible, bloody, international-terrorists-are-trying-to-kidnap-me part that came right after

— Ally Carter

Did you see Grace is back with us?" Megan did see me. She saw me jump off a cliff and crawl under an Iranian fence. Megan has seen plenty. And I can't help but hold my breath, waiting on her answer." Hi," Megan says, turning to me. "Welcome home." Home. The word hits me. I've spent all my life thinking that I didn't have one, but now that I'm back I can't deny that I've spent more my life on Embassy Row than in any other place-that maybe it just wasn't my mother's childhood home. In a way, it's mine, too.

— Ally Carter

Don't let two men fall in love with you, girls. It's not the sort of thing that ends well."-Uncle Charles

— Ally Carter

Do you know what pain is, Sammie? 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.

— Ally Carter

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

Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't.

— Ally Carter