Be still,” he said, voice harsh. “I might not be able to control myself if you step away.

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

These days vampires gravitated toward particle accelerators, projects to decode the genome, and molecular biology. Once they had flocked to alchemy, anatomy, and electricity. If it went bang, involved blood, or promised to unlock the secrets of the universe, there was sure to be a vampire around.

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.

Sorry, we've got ghosts.

Remember the past - and await the future.

She was like a camera that had been chronically out of focus until someone came by and twisted the lenses into alignment.