Nobody else will ever be able to save me if I’m not fighting as hard as I can to save myself.

Every single day was just a box on the calendar that I could put a red X through; each one brought me closer to Lucas and to liberty.

As far as I can see, in this world, you’re a fool for not using whatever gifts you’re given. It’s not as though you lied or cheated or stole to get Howard Marlowe as your father. That’s who he is; that’s who you are. You got dealt a bad card when you were bitten—so use one of the better cards you have in your hand to make up for it.

Hear me out. Would you eat a hamburger if there was any chance it could punch you in the face? - How is a hamburger supposed to punch me in the face? Just say that it can. Would you bother? Or would you eat something else?

What kind of life am i supposed to have without you?You were the one good thing,the only good thing i ever found.

You gotta learn how to take a compliment, because I'm not going to stop making them.

But nothing was a important as escaping Evernight or the ‘destiny’ my parents and teachers had decided for me. I had only one chance to be free and to be with the guy I loved. I intended to take it.