Sneaky Quotes

“I didn't tell you this because I'm sure you would've changed your mind about the dress."
"What?" I frowned. "Does it make my butt look big?"
She laughed. "No. You looked stunning in it."
"Then what's the deal?"
Her smile turned downright mischievous. "Oh, you know, just that the color red is Daemon's favorite.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian

“The opportunity was too perfect to miss. Harry crept silently around behind Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, bent down, and scooped a large handful of mud out of the path.
'We were just talking about your friend Hagrid,'
Malfoy said to Ron. 'Just trying to imagine what he's saying to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. D'you think he'll cry when they cut off his hippogriff's—'
SPLAT.
Malfoy's head jerked back as the mud hit him; his silverblond hair was suddenly dripping in muck.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Be prepared. A dog is adorable and noble.
A dog is a true and loving friend. A dog
is also a hedonist.”
― Mary Oliver, Dog Songs: Poems

“As much as we don’t want to except it, there is a time limit to the best life God tries to offer you. When you disrespect it, push it away, play games with it, deny it, ignore it, are casually indecisive about it or hold it like a last resort, God gives it away to someone else that will cherish it more.”
― shannon l. alder

“My momma always said the best way to get what you want from people is to give them what they think they want. They expected me to be stupid, so I used that to our advantage.”
― Justina Ireland, Dread Nation

“Be open in everything with your partner, because where there is secrecy, it can mistakenly come off as being sneaky; where you just may be innocently quiet.”
― Anthony Liccione

“Sneaky would be a lime-green Volkswagen. Nobody would suspect the assassins in the lime-green Volkswagen.”
― Adam Rex, Cold Cereal

“A circle of friends, doesn't always keep perfect relationships.”
― Anthony Liccione

“When I met Millie, she was a hugger. She hugged over everything. I didn’t. We came to an agreement that hugs are reserved for prolonged partings and death. That’s it. At least, I thought that was our agreement. It seems like she’s figured out how to steal hugs more frequently. Millie’s turned into a hit and run hugger.”
― H.M. Ward, Damaged

“Honey, if the man is that dense, you can drag that cot he been sleepin' on into your room, nab his clothes, and lay in wait for him. When he comes lookin' for his things, lock the door and settle the matter once and for all.”
― Karen Witemeyer, Short-Straw Bride

“Sometimes you have to live down to people's expectations, Kate. If you can do that, you'll get much further in life.”
― Justina Ireland, Dread Nation

“It's hard not to look sneaky when you're sneaking.”
― Lily Anderson, Undead Girl Gang

“Look!" Mr. Poe said, who was still too far to help but close enough to see. "Genghis has an eye tattoo, like Count Olaf! In fact, I think he IS Count Olaf!"

"Of course he is!" Violet cried, holding up the unraveled turban.

"Merd!" Sunny shrieked, holding up a tiny piece of shoelace. She meant something like "That's what we've been trying to tell you.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy

“Being dead means never having to do anything sneaky.”
― Lawrence Block, Burglars Can't Be Choosers

“It is often very useful for others to think you less intelligent than you are," Benedict said, his tone amused. "It works particularly well against those who aren't as intelligent as you in the first place.”
― Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut's Windlass

“The thing about women is that they got liberated too fast. They never learned to be straightforward about life because they had to sneak around for about a thousand years tricking men into doing things they wanted. So they manipulate you instead of telling you what they want, so you never know where the hell you are. And then they get mad at you and bitch.”
― Jennifer Crusie, Manhunting

“Her bare feet whispered across the floor as she approached him with the sort of stealth that only small children and trained killers possess.”
― Obie Williams, The Crimes of Orphans

“Too often we allow the lyrics to sneak in under the melody.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Some people never understood what it was, all, about.”
― Petra Hermans

“When I walk my feet and knees pop. They always have. I could never be a ninja. I'm as stealthy as a strobe light at midnight, which of course is the universal sign for Buy One Duck, Get Twelve FREE. My neighbors love when I flash that deal outside their bedroom windows.”
― Jarod Kintz, Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.

“For that purpose, partly as the result of Ranieri’s persistent lobbying, two new facilities had sprung up in the federal government alongside Ginnie Mae. They guaranteed the mortgages that did not qualify for the Ginnie Mae stamp. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (called Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (called Fannie Mae) between them, by giving their guarantees, were able to transform most home mortgages into government-backed bonds.”
― Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker

“Where's Kahn?"
"In bed. You don't mind if I pet your little pink kitty? Do you?"
I chuckled, "You mean my HOT DIGGITY DOG.”
― Giorge Leedy, Uninhibited From Lust To Love

“He wished he could find a way to sneak into the room with the girls. He just wanted to watch them, as they slept. Watching them would be enough for him. Afterwards, he could go to the bathroom and finish himself off, just to release some tension.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Maybe you could just tell us what you did," I suggested. "Where you went, what you saw, and not mention if Doug was there or not. Just keep it in the first person singular.”
― Maryellen Winkler, The Disappearance of Darcie Malone

“Now get out there before he steals the condiments,' said the cook.
'I know the type. Sneaky.'

Constable Stuart stood up straight, miffed, then sneaked quickly back to his breakfast.”
― Louise Penny, The Long Way Home

“I think I need to add a sensor to her door,” Elijah added, striding off toward the fitness centre. They were already late for their scheduled practice time, so

Gabriel followed with an agitated snap to each step. “That sounds like getting involved.”

“Not if I hook it up to Oscar’s phone.”

“That sounds downright danger—actually, that’s brilliant.”

“I know.”

“He’ll be so annoyed, and you know what happens when he gets annoyed.”

“I know.”
― Jane Washington, Plier

“Stay invisible, strike inevitably—this is the art of survival.”
― Emmanuel Apetsi