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Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man seven different ways with her bare hands, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl.

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Ally Carter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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Boys! Are they always this impossible? Do they always say cryptic, indecipherable things? (Note to self: work with Liz to adapt her boy-to-English translator into a more mobile form—like maybe a watch or necklace.)
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I suppose a lot of teenage girls feel invisible sometimes, like they just disappear. Well, that's me—Cammie the Chameleon. But I'm luckier than most because, at my school, that's considered cool. I go to a school for spies.
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What are you looking at? Hale asked. Why are you smiling? I worry when you smile.
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I heard someone's playing hooky,' Zach told me. He smiled. Standing there, it felt almost like nothing bad had ever happened- or would ever happen again 'There's a boy in my life,' I told him. 'He's a very bad influence.' Then Zach nodded. 'Bad boys have a way of doing that. But they're worth it.
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Angus looked at Hamish. I hate it when Mom and Dad fight. Hamish smoothed his brother's messy hair. Me too.
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Macey was just starting to argue when Abby asked, What can you tell me about the gunmen? They're amateurs, Hale said at the exact same time Macey told her teacher, They're pros.
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Someday you will know that the heart is not always as wise as it is strong. - Uncle Eddie
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At the core, I try to write characters who are real people with real insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams, which is why hopefully readers can identify with them.
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It was easy to believe, between lessons on Shakespeare and Dickens and Austen, that all of the great stories had already been written by dead Europeans. But every time I saw 'The Outsiders', I knew better. It was the first time I'd realized that real people write books.
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How sweet is that? I know I'm no boy expert, but I have heard entire lectures on reading body language, and I have to say that assuming that a person will have forgotten your name is way high on my indicators of humbleness list (not that I have one, but I totally have a starting point now).
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I sprung you because I've got a message for you doesn't your family own a cell phone company? only a little one
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Don't believe everything you read. It's very difficult to be accepting of our own bodies. This topic deserves it's own book, but since I'm not qualified to write it, I won't. Instead I'll just say this: The pictures staring out at you from the supermarket checkout stands, the images we are all supposed to aspire to? They lie
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You don't have to do this, Kat. I've been hearing that a lot lately. He's right. I didn't say who had said it, she countered. You didn't have to. He looked out at the water. You two are good together. We're not together, Kat said automatically. Sure you are. You just don't know it yet.
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You can’t really yell at your boyfriend for stealing your seat and your best friend. You also can’t yell at your best friend for stealing your boyfriend. Or you can…but Hi seemed like a much easier way to start the morning.
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Its Vermeer Kat turned to the boy who lingered in the doorway. It's stolen What can I say? Hale eased behind her and studied the painting over her shoulder. I met a very nice man who bet me he had the best security system in Istanbul. His breath was warm on the back of her neck. He was mistaken.
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If you die of pneumonia,I'm pretty sure there are at least a dozen guys who'll try to kill me and make it look like an accident (Hale)
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I always finish what i start
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...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).
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I needed to see you. And touch you. And just... know
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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.
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