Hale, stop it.” Kat reached out and grabbed his arm. “You are many things, but stupid isn't one of them.” “I'm too close.” “You don't get it, do you? Being close is good. Caring is good. I love that you're emotional and passionate and can't turn these things off.” “It makes me a bad thief.” “It makes you a good person.

Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.

I'm someone who doesn't have anything to lose.

Of course. Because at the Gallagher Academy, "precautions" usually equals "voluntary shock therapy.

What about him?" "What's going on with you two?" "Nothing," Kat said, a little too quickly. "Yeah, and why is that exactly? I thought you two were getting all relationshipy. But now you're gone half of the time and he's ...angry." "No, he's not." "Yes, he is." Gabrielle gave a short laugh. "He doesn't like you going off, doing these jobs on your own.

Sometimes the biggest lies we tell are to ourselves.

But the heaviest things, I think, are the secrets. They can drown you if you let them.