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Spy Sentences, Vol. 29

(Sentences from various sources for spies and/or secretive muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You're not going to go all obsessive, are you?"

"I am not what you think I am."

"What if something else is going on? Some other agenda we don't know about?"

"Like you, my suspicions were piqued. Unlike you, my skills in stealth are at a decent standard."

"You are literally the worst shot I've ever seen!"

"We have some cleaning up to do."

"Come with me quietly and you'll avoid considerable pain and embarrassment."

"It's a bit early to be skulking around, isn't it?"

"There may be a way to do this, but I doubt you will enjoy it."

"You can't trust the quiet ones."

"You know, I used to think I was unstoppable in this job."

"Being tailed is exhausting."

"It's a cover-up! That's why the original team didn't get anywhere!"

"What have you heard about me that makes you think I would come in here without knowing exactly who you are and what you do?"

"Nobody ever thanks you in this job."

"Will you stay with me? I feel safer with you."

"Do you know how many lives I've saved?"

"Have you ever thought that maybe there's a different way of doing this job?"

"If you're trying to scare me off, it's not working."

"How do I know you're actually you?"

"You're turning ignoring orders into an art form!"

"I go by several names. I doubt any of them are your concern."

"Espionage isn't easy at my age, but it is marvellous fun!"

"I don't think we're very popular with witness protection right now."

"Something doesn't add up about any of this, does it?"

The Traitor in Our Midst Sentences, Vol. 8

(Sentences for traitors, moles, and other double agents - as well as those trying to find them. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You shouldn't have followed me. I don't know what you expected."

"You are going to be caught. It has already been set into motion."

"I do admire your suspicion. That is a trait that I admire above all else."

"Being tailed is exhausting."

"You can come after me if you want, but it'll be the last thing you ever do. I promise you that."

"You keep saying my actions are dangerous, but there's only one dangerous thing for you here today: me knowing everything."

"Do you take pleasure in sweeping things under the carpet, or do you just look as if you do?"

"Why did you call me here at 3am?"

"It's very difficult to keep anything secret here. Rumours fly so quickly that sometimes they arrive even before the event has taken place."

"You're asking me to trust you? After you lied to me for all these years?"

"Look at the bright side: if this is the best they've got around here, in six months, we'll be running this place."

"You're a traitor and a fool, and I don't know which one is worse."

"You need to be careful calling me that."

"You know why I'm here and who sent me."

"I thought it was time we had a quiet moment together. You and I. No interruptions."

"It's a bit early to be skulking around, isn't it?"

"If you want me to talk, I need you to promise me protection."

"The best lies are 90% true."

"What was it that gave me away?"

"I will teach you to lie so well that people thank you when you stab them in the back."

"I've gone out of my way to help you, and this is the way you repay me?"

"What do you get out of this?"

"Whose idea was this? Who sent you?"

"I've been asked to kill you, but I'm willing to let you go for a price."

"Is that why you came here? To get information?"

"Like you, my suspicions were piqued. Unlike you, my skills in stealth are at a decent standard."

"I'm about to be framed."

"It's a dangerous game, sleeping with the enemy."

"It's only a trap if we get caught."

"We work best behind the scenes, you and I."

"We can trust no one."

"You don't need to trust me; you need to entrust yourself to me."

"Why am I not surprised to see you here?"

Spy Sentences, Vol. 28

(Sentences from various sources for spies and/or secretive muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Don't drink that! It could be poisoned!"

"You need to be careful calling me that."

"Have you ever had to interrogate an enemy spy?"

"Be so good to move around a little less silently! It arouses suspicion!"

"Sometimes, the only way to work out why a trap has been set is to walk into it."

"We work best behind the scenes, you and I."

"If you want me to talk, I need you to promise me protection."

"Coincidence is a concept I have a great deal of difficulty with."

"I'd find it offensive if you thought I was behind this. My methods are far more sophisticated."

"Do I look like I'm James Bond?"

"You know why I'm here and who sent me."

"Get some sleep. You're no use to me like this."

"You're not using everyone to further another end, are you?"

"Don't think this means I trust you."

"I'm sure you're aware of the consequences of divulging confidential information?"

"I've talked my way out of trickier corners than this."

"In my experience, people are more likely to crack or reveal things when they're uncomfortable."

"So, I take it you found my home address via inappropriate means?"

"If you can't trust the company a man keeps, you can't trust the man himself."

"I would had much preferred our first encounter to be under more pleasant circumstances."

"This is crucial information. Now we have some real leverage."

"How the hell did you learn to shoot like that?"

"The problem with letting someone live is there's no guarantee they'll return the favour."

"In a world where you can buy an AK-47 off the internet, why use an antique like this?"

"Of course I lied. It's what I do."

"So, can you use a gun?"

Spy Sentences, Vol. 27

(Sentences from various sources for spies and/or secretive muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"This is a strange place for a meeting."

"Killing him would be more trouble than it's worth."

"I'm being set up!"

"Do you like getting shot? Because that's what was about to happen!"

"I was told you have an impressive track record. I'm guess you were a bit of a star in your old posting?"

"If I tell you, what do I get?"

"I don't pull my sidearm unless I'm going to shoot to kill."

"Sneaking up on a man like that is a good way to get yourself shot!"

"I learnt a while back that the hardest part of this game is figuring out who the enemy is."

"How come you know so much about me, while I know so little about you?"

"How many men have you shot?"

"Do yourself a favour and stop thinking of that gun as a problem solver."

"It isn't that hard! Follow him wherever he goes and try not to let him see you!"

"Normally, I would have just shot you the second you pulled out a gun, but I am doing my best to avoid the paperwork and the self-recrimination that comes with it."

"We're not actually the best spies, are we?"

"If everything's going to be alright, why are you taking a gun?"

"What's more surprising to you: that someone made an attempt on your life, or that it hasn't happened more often?"

"If I'm holding something back, is it so unthinkable that I have a good reason?"

"Come with me and don't make a fuss about it."

"I've shot people I like more for less."

"You should know better than to ask that."

"Tell me you're not giving me a counterfeit government ID."

"How much do you know about me? And please just be frank; it'll save us both time."

"I've told you before not to ask about my work."

"I'm a shooter, not a spy - I don't usually solve problems with my people skills."

"If I were to tell you it's not what you think, would you believe me?"

"I thought you guys shoot people all the time?"

"Are you by any chance trying to trace my whereabouts?"

"Quid pro quo. I tell you things, you tell me things."

"Can I ask you a question? Are you following me?"

The Traitor in Our Midst Sentences, Vol. 6

(Sentences for traitors, moles, and other double agents - as well as those trying to find them. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You know you're not supposed to be in here."

"While we're unravelling this, I want you to come to me, and only me."

"I'm beginning to suspect that you're investigating me."

"I figure that you're well trained and won't be easily persuaded to talk, but I'm going to ask you some questions anyway."

"I don't think I should talk to you."

"You should know that I've had eyes on you recently, so I know everything."

"You're not a very good tail, are you?"

"Even the best spies have their time in the cold."

"It's not like I lied. I just never told you the whole truth."

"I learnt a while back that the hardest part of this game is figuring out who the enemy is."

"You know what, instead of interrogating me, why don't you do something useful?"

"Is this a bribe?"

"Sometimes it's not a question of who - it's a question of who knows?"

"I can help you, if you ask me to, at great risk to my career and my life."

"If this thing is as big as you think it is, you're going to need someone to watch your back."

"Tell me what to do, then I will tell you my price."

"It's not your actions and betrayal that I resent; it's just the lies."

"I hope you understand I would have offered you a bribe if I believed you could be bought."

"If I'm holding something back, is it so unthinkable that I have a good reason?"

"When you know what a person wants and you dangle that for a price, they'll pay it. They'll pay for the hope."

"I imagine you have a very good reason for wanting to destabilize international relations?"

"I gave you all that cover and you only lasted a day!"

"Everything you do is corrupt, and I can't stand to be a part of it!"

"That cat's out of the bag now."

"Is that your idea of treading carefully?"

"They're being clever now. They know we're onto them."

"You're not fooling anybody."

"You lied to me! Right now, I don't even know which side you're on!"

"How many phones do you even have?"

"The reports are faked. We're being manipulated."

"You have a reputation."

Spy Sentences, Vol. 25

(Sentences from various sources for spies and/or secretive muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You've been hiding from me, haven't you?"

"There's something wrong. It's too easy."

"We don't have to trust each other, we don't even have to like each other, but we have to work together on this."

"Listen, I have just left a very enjoyable evening with some old friends to come and murder a hired contract killer for you, so let's tone down the judgement a tad, shall we?"

"Who'd want to kill you?"

"When it comes to lying, I teach a masterclass."

"Find every photograph of you that there is. Burn them. Never let another be taken."

"I'm not who you think I am."

"I know all about you. Everything there is to know, at least - which isn't much."

"I need to ask you something, and I want an honest answer."

"You've never done that before, have you? Taken a person's life?"

"I think this is much bigger than we thought it was."

"You're not a very good tail, are you?"

"If you know so much about me, then perhaps you would like to say who you are?"

"I should have known that I would be wasting my time trying to fool you."

"I don't trust you. I can't trust you. I don't know who you are or where you come from."

"You have a reputation."

"I thought if I ever saw you again, it'd be to retire me."

"Where would we be without our little deceptions?"

"My job is to sort the secrets from the nonsense."

"What were you trying to prove by doing this? Just showing me that you're good at sneaking into places you're not wanted? I already knew that!"

"Tell me what happened and start with whose blood you're wearing."

"Take care of yourself. No one else will."

"I regret everyone I kill."

"Does it feel like we're being kidnapped to you?"

"The information in here is worth more than your national debt."

"How do you know that name? I haven't used that name in years!"