Even the longest con was never more than an assortment of moments that were in themselves very very short.


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There are six reasons anyone does anything: Love. Faith. Greed. Boredom. Fear..." he said, ticking t...
ALLY CARTER
But I wasn't the girl I'd been when I left, and I knew it.
ALLY CARTER
You are back, Cam. Which means for the first time since you left, it's okay for us to be mad at you ...
ALLY CARTER
Excuse me, Abigail, but whose shift did she get away during?' Townsend asked with a glare.

ALLY CARTER
Here's the thing about lying: a part of you has to mean it—even if it is a tiny, sinister, shred t...
ALLY CARTER
Because that's the thing about hope- you can never kill it yourself.
ALLY CARTER [WRITER]
Isn't it funny how the memories you cherish before a breakup can become your worst enemies afterward...
ALLY CONDIE
It is strange how we hold on to the pieces of the past while we wait for our futures.
ALLY CONDIE
I want to reach out and grab his hand and hold it to me, right over my heart, right where it aches t...
ALLY CONDIE
They could not write their names, but I can write mine, and I will again, somewhere where it will la...
ALLY CONDIE
Cassia.
I know which life is my real one now, no matter what happens. It’s the one with you. ...
ALLY CONDIE
The creative person wants to be a know -it -all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient...
CARL ALLY
Aber die Liebe lässt einen genauer und immer genauer hinsehen. Man bemerkt den Handrücken, eine Dr...
ALLY CONDIE
But if you were Matched," I say softly, "What do you think she'd be like?"
"You," he says, almo...
ALLY CONDIE
Why are some things easier to write than say?
ALLY CONDIE
Every minute you spend with someone gives them a part of your life and takes part of theirs.
ALLY CONDIE
Is falling in love with someone's story the same thing as falling in love with the person himself?
ALLY CONDIE
Writing, painting, singing- it cannot stop everything. Cannot halt death in its tracks. But perhaps ...
ALLY CONDIE
My mother looks at me with love and understanding, and I realize: she knows what my father did. She ...
ALLY CONDIE
We're doing really well. We're keeping our possessions and having patience before taking a shot.
ALLY STROUP
I was kind of by the 18-yard box. Mandy sent a really good ball to me, but I couldn't go with it. So...
ALLY STROUP
We were dominating the game. We knew we would get a lot of opportunities.
ALLY STROUP
Defending the home field is very important. Last year, we started winning (at home) and we're trying...
ALLY STROUP
On the last goal Mandy sent the ball over the defense to me. I shot and it bounced off the goalie. E...
ALLY STROUP
In the beginning of the season we did a good job of getting used to playing with each other. The Car...
ALLY STROUP
My experiences have taught me a lot and I'm happy with my learning's, if not with what I went throug...
ALLY SHEEDY
I'd rather not pinpoint my mistakes.
ALLY SHEEDY
I think that acting involves doing your job so well that you are able to help the viewer identify wi...
ALLY SHEEDY
I think everybody has the ability to fall in love with a man or with a woman or a white person or a ...
ALLY SHEEDY
I never thought to myself, I'm going to grow up and fall in love with a man or I'm going to fall in ...
ALLY SHEEDY
I have the desire to work as an actress, but I have no ambition to be a star.
ALLY SHEEDY
Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination.
ALLY SHEEDY
But the fact is, nobody gets off drugs unless they really want to, and I really wanted to.
ALLY SHEEDY