Wordlessly I looked back at him, astonished that a kiss on the palm could be so intimate.

Scholars do one of two things when they discover information that doesn't fit what they already know. Either they sweep it aside so it doesn't bring their cherished theories into question or they focus on it with laserlike intensity and try to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Desire urges me on as fear bridles me" Bruno.

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.

Be yourself-- Matthew Clairmont. Complete with your sharp vampire teeth and your scary mother, your test tubes full of blood and your DNA, your infuriating bossiness and your maddening sense of smell.

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

If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only because it doesn't know that the fire can consume it.