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Even the longest con was never more than an assortment of moments that were in themselves very very short.

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Ally Carter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Oklahoma
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Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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You'd better not be trying to steal that, she said. The boy shrugged and reached for the small rolling suitcase at her feet. I wouldn't dare. Because I'm an excellent yeller. I don't doubt it. And fighter. My cousin gave me this nail file... the thing's just like a switchblade.
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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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Excuse me, but aren't boys forbidden on this floor?' Macey said on our way to the suite. 'That's the advantage of being the only boy,' he (Zach) said. 'No one actually comes right out and makes rules like that.
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The Bagshaws aren't boys. They're bombs with very colorful fuses.
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Ooh..I want one - Bex They're not puppies. -Cammie
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Excuse me, Abigail, but whose shift did she get away during?' Townsend asked with a glare. 'Excuse me, Townsend, but who was supposed to booby-trap the doors?' 'I'm an agent of Her Majesty's Secret Service,' Townsend said, indignant. 'I do not do booby traps.
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Turn, Liz said, trying not to hide her impatience at being forced to read at non-speed-of-light pace.
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So I stepped away, reminding myself that when you're a spy, sometimes all you can do is go on. One foot in front of the other, wherever the narrow path might lead.
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And I remembered with a pang what had happened to me the previous summer - that even Gallagher Girls aren't always as strong as they need to be.
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They promised me that this would be my home. That girls like you would always be my sisters. But they weren't my sisters, were they? Catherine asked, but then the lunacy broke, a quick and fleeting crack, and through it I saw anger and bitterness and rage.
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In a restaurant, tangoing couples circled past, and the look in Hale's eyes was especially mischievous when he told her, Oh, I see. You brought me here so you can have your way with me on the dance floor.
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I could have lied. I could have fought. But desperate times call for desperate measures, so I took a chance and called upon a Gallagher Girl's weapon of last resort. I flirted
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real strength is not hitting when what you most want to do is kill.
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love is the biggest con of all
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And as every spy knows, common enemies are how allies always begin.
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It is a little-known fact about covert operations that you will spend a lot of time with people you can’t really trust. They may be traitors and liars. We call them assets or informants. But mostly, in those days, I called him Zach.
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Give me everything you have, I told [Preston]. Really, Cammie. I never knew you thought of me that way.
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The Princess and the Pea? Gabrielle suggested. Not enough time, Kat said Where's Waldo? Gabrielle went on. No. Hamish recoiled. I am still not allowed back in Morocco.
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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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Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you.
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