Richelle Mead

But once in a while . . . I don't know. I feel so close, Rose. So close to the edge. Like if I allow myself one small misstep, I'll plunge away and never come back. It's like I'll lose myself.

It's kind of hard to outlive your past

I don't balance you like you need.""What the hell does that mean?" he exclaimed.My heart ached for him, and I was so sorry for what I'd done...but this was the truth of it all. "The fact that you have to ask says it all. When you find that person...you'll know.

You will not! It's wrong.""What, kissing you, or kissing you in Pies and Stuff?

I also never would have imagined I'd quote back a church lesson, but when the rest of the crowd stood up to take communion, I found myself saying to Dimitri: "Don't you think that if God can supposedly forgive you, it's kind of egotistical for you not to forgive yourself?""How long have you been waiting to use that line on me?" he asked."Actually, it just came to me. Pretty good, huh? I bet you thought I wasn't paying attention.""You weren't. You never do. You were watching me.

Malicious or not, strong leaders always attracted followers

Is it really so terrible being around us?"I blushed. "No," I said. "But . . . it's complicated. I've been taught certain things my entire life. Those are hard to shake.""The greatest changes in history have come because people were able to shake off what others told them to do.

Love and loyalty run deeper than blood

You and me are going to have so much fun, Rose. Picking out curtains, doing each other's hair, telling ghost stories....

What we had was love. We were like two halves of a whole, always ready to support each other. Neither of us was perfect, but that didn't matter. With him, I could defeat this rage that filled me. He believed I was stronger than it. And I was.

That creature's staying?' It figured. Her daughter-in-law transforming into an animal? No problem. Having to take care of a cat? Crisis. (Sydney Sage-Ivashkov)

This college would probably have the same problem as the last one did."I frowned, "What's that?""Homework.

Everything's about my personal entertainment. The world is my stage. Keep it up- you're becoming a star performer in the show.

All we can go on is what we think, how we see the world. If you can't trust your own mind what can you trust?

It is terrifying,_ said Adrian. __nd weird, for lack of a better word. And part of you knows_ well, part of you knows something__ not right. That your thinking__ not right. But what do you about that? All we can go on is what we think, how we see the world. If you can__ trust your own mind, what can you trust? What other people tell you?

It__ okay. Everything__ going to be okay. You can let go of the sword.""I can__. I can__ leave him alone. I have to protect him.""You have.

The only thing better than imagining Dimitri carrying me in his arms was imagining him shirtless while carrying me in his arms.

With a few swift steps, Adrian stood in front of me again. The wall was only a couple inches behind me, and I had nowhere to go. He made no threatening moves, but he did clasp my hands and hold them to his chest while leaning down to me.__o, you will listen. For once, you__e going to hear something that doesn__ fit into your neat, compartmentalized world of order and logic and reason. Because this isn__ reasonable. If you__e terrified, believe me__his scares the hell out of me, too. You asked about Rose? I tried to be a better person for her__ut it was to impress her, to get her to want me. But when I__ around you, I want to be better because_ well, because it feels right. Because I want to. You make me want to become something greater than myself. I want to excel. You inspire me in every act, every word, every glance. I look at you, and you__e like_ like light made into flesh. I said it on Halloween and meant every word: you are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. And you don__ even know it. You have no clue how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.