English vampires may not be as well behaved around witches as the American ones are.

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

I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire.

The king just sits there, moving one square at a time. The queen can move so freely. I suppose I’d rather lose the game than forfeit her freedom.

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

Desire urges me on as fear bridles me" Bruno.

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