You in trouble?โ Sam asks. The way he says it, I wonder if heโs thinking about how to get out of here if I am.
Holly BlackShe'd always been a little contemptuous of beauty, as though it was something you had to trade away some other vital thing for.
Holly BlackI thought you needed to be tougher. But I've been thinking that protecting somebody by hurting them before someone else gets the chance isn't the kind of protecting that anybody wants.
Holly BlackI'm not very good at explaining things," she said. "But I think you have beautiful eyes. I love the gold in them. I love that they're different from my eyes- I see mine all the time and I'm bored with them.
Holly BlackI did it to get what I want. Maybe I should regret that, but I canโt. Sometimes you do the bad thing and hope for the good result.
Holly BlackThe most important thing for any con artist is never to think like a mark. Marks think they can get something for nothing. Marks think they can get what they donโt deserve and could never deserve. Marks are stupid and pathetic and sad. Marks think theyโre going to go home one night and have the girl theyโve loved since they were a kid suddenly love them back. Marks forget that whenever somethingโs too good to be true, thatโs because itโs a con.
Holly Black