there’s nothing more powerful than human fear—not magic, not vampire strength. Nothing.
Memories were short and history unkind. It was the way of the world.
the first requirement of war: allies must not kill each other.
As fast as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.
Gallowglass returned to Sporrengasse with two vampires and a pretzel.
Wordlessly I looked back at him, astonished that a kiss on the palm could be so intimate.