“You want a blood relative to lead your army? Get marcie. She likes ordering people around. She’ll be a natural.”

Im really starting to like all this spy work, vee said. When my normal life gets boring, all i have to do is sidle up next to you.

Jev stroked his chin. “do i look like a summer fling?

Patch? Whatever happens, i love you.” i wanted to say more, those three words painfully inadequate for the way i felt about him. And at the same time, so simple and accurate, nothing else would do.

What i really wanted was the impossible.

Science is an investigation,” coach said, sanding his hands together. “science requires us to transform into spies.” put that way, science almost sounded fun. But i’d been in coach’s class long enough not to get my hopes up.

Don’t blame me. Tell your mom to move closer. Tell her there’s this new club called civilization and you guys should join.

I looked to the window. Patch was gone, but a single black feather was pressed to the outer pane, held in place by last night’s rain. Or angel magic

Something doesn’t look right,” vee said. “is the tire supposed to look like that?” i banged my head against the nearest tree trunk. “so we’ve got a flat,” vee said. “what now?

You find the wrong boy, you ask for trouble. You find the right boy, you find love.

Maybe scotty the potty turned into scotty the hottie. Have you thought about that?

I didnt break his jaw, but if he lays a hand on you, it will be the first of many things to break, patch said.

Patch: lets get out of here. Nora: where are we going? Patch: youll see.

What was up with class today? It was watered-down porn. He practically had you and patch on top of your lab table, horizontal, minus your clothes, doing the big deed.

You’re a psychopath.” “i prefer creative.

Ready to wrestle with my gorgeous boyfriend? Oh, id say im ready for that.” nora :d (p.375)

If i’d wanted you dead five minutes ago, you’d have died five minutes ago.