It was a brutal picture, a tug-of-war between two equal but opposing impulses. It had the ring of truth, however.

there’s nothing more powerful than human fear—not magic, not vampire strength. Nothing.

You persist in this romantic vision of what it is to be a vampire, but despite my best efforts to curb it I have a taste for blood.

I was planning on starting a new file on my computer with the title "Phrases That Sound One Way to Witches but Mean Something Else to Vampires.

In this room we understand why this war might be fought...it's about our common belief that no one has the right to tell two creatures that they cannot love each other--no matter what their species.

It is a blessing as well as a burden to love so much that you can hurt so badly when love is gone.

I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy.