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61 " You're as cowardly as a g------ weasel. You know that? A weasel. That's what you are.""You don't know me," I say, spitting blood onto the dirt. I can't help it. I start to laugh. "And you obviously don't know much about weasels, either. "
― Holly Black , Black Heart (Curse Workers, #3)
62 " I think Bob appreciated my outfit. He made me buy the more expensive pendant. You might think that was to my disadvantage, but I accept that status comes with a price.” “Not usually so immediately.” I shake my head. “You better not be hitting on federal agent ladies. They’ll arrest you.” His grin widens. “I like handcuffs.” I groan. “There is something seriously wrong with you.” “Nothing that a night being worked over by a hot representative of justice couldn’t fix. "
63 " You keep talking, but you’re not making any sense. Of course you upset someone in the government. You pretended to be the governor of New Jersey and confessed to a bunch of crimes.” I can’t help the small smile that’s playing at the corners of my mouth. “So,” I say, “how did it go over? "
64 " What other stuff do they teach you at federal agent school?” I ask. It shouldn’t bother me that he’s fitting in so well. So what if he’s faking it? Good for him. I guess what bothers me is him faking it better than I am. "
65 " Barron’s stuck teaching me. It’s supposed to be just for a few months, until I graduate from Wallingford. Let’s see if we can stand each other that long. "
66 " If you stop," she says, "I will also kill you. "
67 " Can you really cook meth in a hotel coffeepot?" - Cassel"Sure," Jones says, looking into his cup thoughtfully.Guess Mom was right about one thing. "
68 " The Big Score. "
69 " Mom and Zacharov?"I shrug. "I know. It's weird, right? I'm trying really hard not to think about it.""You mean about the part that if Zacharov and Mom got married, that would make you and Lila brother and sister? "
70 " Mine. The language of love is like that, possessive. That should be the first warning that it’s not going to encourage anyone’s betterment. "
71 " Now I know why people are afraid of transformation workers. Now I know why they want to control me. Now I get it.I can walk into someone’s house, kiss their wife, sit down at their table, and eat their dinner. I can lift a passport at an airport, and in twenty minutes it will seem like it’s mine. I can be a blackbird staring in the window. I can be a cat creeping along a ledge. I can go anywhere I want and do the worst things I can imagine, with nothing to ever connect me to those crimes. Today I might look like me, but tomorrow I could look like you. I could be you. "
72 " When we fall that first time, we’re not really in love with the girl. We’re in love with being in love. We’ve got no idea what she’s really about—or what she’s capable of. We’re in love with our idea of her and of who we become around her. We’re idiots. "