Quotes from See How They Run

Ally Carter ·  336 pages

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“that history almost always repeats itself. And it is almost always written by men.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“You are my best friend. And sometimes I like to check and make sure my friends aren’t dead.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“So you’re a secret society … of librarians?”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“Not all people with scars are evil.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“Some people, after all, don’t care who they yell at as long as they have a reason to keep shouting.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run



“It's not safe out there," he says, too close to my ear.
"Yeah...well..." I look at him. "Maybe it's not safe in here either.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“Every girl thinks about growing up in a palace. Few ever ponder living in a cage.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“Are you ashamed of me or ashamed of him?” “Both,”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“But that's the thing about being the girl who's spent years convincing the world she's not afraid of anything: At some point, someone is going to find out you're afraid of everything.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“And no matter how many people surround you, that is still the loneliest place on earth.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run



“But guilt isn't smart. It isn't logical. It doesn't only live in the places it belongs.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“I've been wrong, and I've been crazy. But this is the first time I've ever truly felt like a fool.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“given enough rope, eventually, I am bound to hang myself.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


“mostly it makes me want to pull Lila out of Alexei’s arms and toss her in the pool. I”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run



“I can't help but stare at his swollen eye and bruised jaw. He looks like the god of war, damaged and scarred, but still standing. I'm not thinking as I reach up and gently run a finger across his battered face.”
― Ally Carter, quote from See How They Run


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Ally Carter
Born place: in The United States
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