He seems so.. English sometimes, kind of distant or reserved, but then he'll look at me, and his eyes see right through to my soul.

Men are natural warriors, but a woman in battle is truly bloodthirsty

Over my dead body, I thought. Yes, even immortals use that phrase. It has extra oomph for us.

There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.

I didn't know where this stuff was coming from - all of a sudden I was a little magickal sprite, bonding with my stone, feeling my earth roots, la la la... All I can is describe the way it felt. And that was how it felt. So sue me. Was I swaying? I felt like I might be swaying.

Please, ground, just open up and let me fall into an endless crevasse till I hit the center of the earth and combust. Please. Is that too much to ask?

But I also meant that loving someone really opening your heart to them is just asking to have your heart smashed and handed back to you in little pieces.