“Because even though the truth can set you free, that doesn't mean it won't be painful.”

“I sprung you because I've got a message for you""doesn't your family own a cell phone company?""only a little one”

“Gabrielle was insulted and didn't even bother to hide it. 'Oh, and I suppose you think your dad was alone when he free-climbed the Kyoto Banking Tower on a windy day last September.”

“I'm sure Uncle Eddie won't kill him. He'll probably just maim him a little.""No," Uncle Eddie said. "I won't.""Okay," Gabrielle said. "So he'll maim him a lot. But Hale can take it.”

“Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.”

“Whatever pain meds Dr. Steve was taking for his shoulder, they must have been the strong ones. I mean the really strong ones, because he had gotten two of his shirt buttons in the wrong holes, spilled coffee all over his sling, and he was grinning like he was six years old and someone had just given him a puppy.”

“Even though Kate had only known Hale for a little more than two years, she had seen him in a lot of situations.”