The gods do make playthings of us. But it is we mortals who provide them with tools.

And there is my payment the rubies in your cheeks. Are you properly scandalized by your wicked behavior? If you were Catholic, you'd singe the ears of the priest you confessed to. Do you remember making me swear to repeat all those naughty actions agian, no matter what you said this morning?" Now that he brought it up, I did recall saying that. Great Betrayed by my own immorality. "God, Bones...some of that was depraved." "I'll take that as a compliment." He closed the distance between us."I love you. Don't be ashamed of anything we did, even if your prudery is on life support.

If you close your eyes, you get to control your own darkness.

Max." Fang let go of my hand. "Right now, it's really all about__s." He swooped down to the right in a big semicircle, ending facing me. Slowly we climbed upward, until we were almost vertical, flying straight up to the sun. While carefully synchronizing our wings__hey almost touched__ang leaned in, gently put one hand behind my neck, and kissed me. It was just about as close to heaven as I'll ever get, I guess. I closed my eyes, lost in the feeling of flying and kissing and being with the one person in the world I completely,utterly trusted. When we finally broke apart, we looked down at the others, who were way far below us now. Angel was shading her eyes, looking up at us with a big smile. She was sitting on a dolphin's back, and I hoped soon someone would explain to the dolphin that he shouldn't let Angel take advantage of his good nature. Still looking up at us, Angel gave us a big thumbs-up. "She approves," Fang said with a hint of amusement."Jeez," I wondered aloud. "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Don't be afraid to be who you are because you are the only person who knows you best.

Are you calling us pigs?_ Froi asked, watching as Rafuel winced for the tenth time at the formality of Froi__ Charyn.Rafuel thought for a moment and then nodded.__ctually yes, I am. Pig-like.__roi turned back to Trevanion and Perri, who were discussing the need for longbow training in the rock village.__hat is it?_ Perri asked Froi.__e said we eat like pigs.__revanion and Perri thought about it for a moment and then went back to their conversation.