I went to him in the doorway and embraced him tightly. "Thank you," I whispered. "You've done so much for us, and we've done nothing for you." "Don't say that." Vic's hands patted my back. "You're my friends. Nothing else to it.
Claudia GrayI was the only one who knew the whole truth about Lucas--who he really was, and what we felt for each other. The truth was all I had left of him, and I would have to carry it alone.
Claudia GrayIf you loved someone, you couldnโt let lies come between you. No matter what happenedโeven if youโd already lost each other foreverโyou owed each other the truth.
Claudia GrayYou're alive, Bianca. You still can't appreciate what it means, to be alive. It's better than being a vampire - better than anything else in the world. I remember a little of waht being alive was like, and if I could touch that again, even for a day, it would be worth anything in the world. Even dying again, forever. All the centuries I've known and all the marvels I've seen don't compare to being alive." ~from Evernight, by
Claudia GrayYouโre going to tell me that last night shouldnโt have happened.โ No. Iโm glad it happened. For too long, Iโve been telling myself that I could spend all this time with yo and flirt with you and not have it mean anything. It does mean something. You mean something to me. But Iโm not in love with you.
Claudia Gray