I thought about how there are two types of secrets: the kind you want to keep in, and the kind you don't dare to let out.
Ally Carter''Women of the Gallagher Academy, who comes here?" she asked. Just then, every girl at every table (even the newbies) stood and said in unison, "We are the sisters of Gillian." "Why do you come?" my mother asked. "To learn her skills. Honor her sword. And keep her secrets." "To what end do you work?" "To the cause of justice and light." "How long will you strive?" "For all the days of our lives," we finished and I felt a little like a character in one of my grandma's soap operas.
Ally CarterDo you know what pain is, Cammie? Itโs the bodyโs physical response to imminent harm. It is the mindโs way of telling us to move our hand off the stove or let go of the broken glass.
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