Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I always win in the end.

I drive him to school, then I break back into Barron's house. I'm the best kind of thief, the kind that leaves behind items equal in value to those he's stolen. Then I go home and shave until my skin is as slick as any slickster's.

I want you and I hate wanting things and I especially hate admitting I want them.

I like all the things that make you monstrous.

We’re all dying, Cassel. It’s just that some of us are dying faster than others.

Like a stage magician, the con artist misdirects suspicion. While everyone’s watching for him to pull a rabbit out of a hat, he’s actually sawing a girl in half. You think he’s doing one trick when he’s actually doing another. You think that I’m dying, but I’m laughing at you.

If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then surely you should be friend to my friend.