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Quotes About Observation

If you don't mind me saying, Mr. Hale. She's a keeper." He pointed in Kat's direction.
~ Ally Carter
Macey was just starting to argue when Abby asked, "What can you tell me about the gunmen?" "They're amateurs," Hale said at the exact same time Macey told her teacher, "They're pros.
~ Ally Carter
She watched him stop to pat the mayor on the back. He stumbled a little in the crowd, and his left hand disappeared ever so briefly inside the mayor's tuxedo pocket. It was over in a flash, a blink, a second. And Macey was quite certain she was the only person in the entire room to have seen it, but that was just as well. At least, Macey had seen enough. And at last, the boy made sense." — Double Crossed by Ally Carter
~ Ally Carter
to know a piece of grass, you've got to see the ground that grew it. Maybe that's why I remember every detail of that night, every inch of ground we covered, as I followed Zach to the place that had made him, seeing them both with fresh eyes.
~ Ally Carter
It was my scientific opinion that Zach was one of those people who used his intelligence to make sure that no one knew exactly how intelligent he was (a tendency Macy tells me is common among boys with really sexy arms).
~ Ally Carter
Even though Kate had only known Hale for a little more than two years, she had seen him in a lot of situations.
~ Ally Carter
seasoned operative should always check his or her perimeter at unexpected times and in unexpected ways.
~ Ally Carter
She reminds me of…me." "Then clearly she can't be trusted.
~ Ally Carter
It's simple: just give the eyes something new to look at so that the mind doesn't truly see.
~ Ally Carter
He looked at me, and when he did, he was different. His eyes were different, the way he spoke was different. He wasn't his legend as he said, "Gallagher girl? You okay?
~ Ally Carter
Logan watched her speak. Her voice was the same, but her mouth was different. Why had Logan never noticed her mouth before? Her bottom lip was fuller, but the top lip was shaped like a little bow, and he couldn't decide which lip he liked more. He knew he was going to have to do a lot more looking in order to choose. And it suddenly felt imperative that Logan choose very, very well.
~ Ally Carter
Spies are wise. Spies are strong. But, most of all, spies are patient.
~ Ally Carter
They stayed in the Shadows. But shadows are the perfect place from which to watch, to see.
~ Ally Carter
But the part I remember most was when a man stepped out onto the high wire, fifty feet about the ground. By the time he reached the other side, five other people had climbed onto his shoulders, but I wasn't watching him—I was too busy starting at my father, who looked on as if he knew what it felt like, up there without a net.
~ Ally Carter
And all around me, there are people. Beautiful people. Awkward people. People who are so engrossed with the person beside them that I highly doubt they even remember where they are. People who want to be anywhere but here.
~ Ally Carter
Bazen gerçeÄŸi görmek için d??ar?dan bakan yeni bir göz gerekir. (syf. 109)
~ Ally Carter
I know how it feels to be watched every second of every day. I know what it's like to trust fewer and fewer people until it seems like you are completely alone in the world. I know that you think that the only things that are left in the world are the bad things. I know what you're feeling, Cam. - Macey
~ Ally Carter
Bu her küçük k?z?n rüyas?d?r," dedi Kat. "Bir: Interpol taraf?ndan gözetlenmek. İki: kedi yavrular?." (syf. 31)
~ Ally Carter
Henley'deki rehberler her h?rs?z?n bildiÄŸi bir ayr?nt?y? bilmiyorlard?; eÄŸer bir ÅŸeyi kimse taraf?ndan görülmeden yapma imkân?n?z yoksa yap?lacak en iyi ÅŸey, bunu herkes size bakarken yapmakt?r. (syf. 146)
~ Ally Carter
Hey," Hale snapped. "We all agreed that that monkey seemed perfectly well trained at the time.
~ Ally Carter
My life is a never-ending conversation of the things that people do not say.
~ Ally Carter
Usted debe de ser muy feliz — le dije, sin pensar muy bien en el significado de las palabras que pronunciaba. — Pues no — y me pasó un brazo por el hombro, como si mi comentario la hubiera conmovido—. No soy muy feliz. ¿Por qué lo dices? — No sé, teniendo tantos libros... — moví las manos en el aire para ganar tiempo, mientras buscaba unas palabras que no logré encontrar—. Yo nunca he visto tantos juntos en mi vida.
~ Almudena Grandes
Es de los demás de los que hay que tener miedo, de los que te dejan adivinar hacia qué lado están mirando. Ésos son los que siempre miran en la dirección contraria a la que tú te imaginas.
~ Almudena Grandes
The pursuit of scientific knowledge is a symphony of observation, experimentation, and the harmonious dance of imagination and evidence.
~ Aloo Denish