Ally Carter Quotes

Occasionally words must serve to veil the facts. But let this happen in such a way that no one become aware of it; or, if it should be noticed, excuses must be at hand to be produced immediately.

The best hiding spots are not the most hidden; they're merely the least searched.

What I have found is, anything one keeps hidden should now and then be hidden somewhere else.

Sometimes the best hiding place is the one that's in plain sight.

O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.

Im my profession you have to mystify the enemy.

He that has a secret should not only hide it, but hide that he has it to hide.

You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.

To know how to dissimulate is the knowledge of kings.

All warfare is based on deception.

All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.

I did everything I could to remain anonymous for as long as possible.

-I'm trying to make myself invisible. -That's an odd thing to attempt.

Secrecy is the soul of all great designs. Perhaps more has been effected by concealing our own intentions than by discovering those of our enemy.

Secrets. Need to disguise. The novel was born of this.

The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one.

Camouflage is about much more than concealment and going unnoticed. There's a whole game involved between revealing and hiding.

There are many difficult things in this world to hide, but a secret is not one of them.

And if, to be sure, sometimes you need to conceal a fact with words, do it in such a way that it does not become known, or, if it does become known, that you have a ready and quick defense.

She turned to Frizz. "So you understand the problem? You can't let Tally know about Radical Honesty. There's no telling what she'll do if she finds out you could ruin her plans." Frizz's eyebrows rose. "So let me get this straight, Aya-chan. You want me, a person who can't lie, to lie about the fact that I can't lie?" "We need another plan," Hiro said.

The only way to retrieve a secret,once known, is to replace it with a lie.

All right," Spook said. He reached to the ground, scooping up a pile of ash. "Let's just rub this into your clothing and on your face...." Breeze froze. "I'll meet you back ath the lair," he finally said.

I like games where you can use stealth and guile. As you get older, it's like the difference between playing squash and racketball. Squash is an older man's game, because if you're stealthy and wily, you can beat a better-co-ordinated and stronger, younger person.

You win when no one finds you, even if they're not looking.

The best way to know and destroy an enemy is to pretend to become his friend.