Fine,” Kyle said. “I’m a werewolf. I’m not part of a pack, but I do have an alliance. Have you heard of the Praetor Lupus?” “I’ve heard of lupus,” said Simon. “Isn’t it a kind of disease?

It's your gift, to see the beauty and the horror in ordinary things. It doesn't make you crazy, just different.

The more you try to crush your true nature, the more it will control you. Be what you are. No one who really loves you will stop.

... love given without free will or truthfulness wasn't love at all.

Mundanes who involve themselves in things they know nothing about are likely to meet unpleasant endings.

Are you, monsieur, a man of your word?" "It really depends upon the word," Magnus said. "There are so many wonderful words.

Sometimes the newly Marked go into shock. The good news is, if this happens to you, you are unlikely to notice, because you will be in shock.