Yes, I see that you are behaving like a prince but that doesn't mean you won't behave like a devil at the first opportunity.

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.

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

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.

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.

I know,I can smell it, too.

That evening, rowing on the quiet river as sunset turned to dusk, I saw an occasional smoky smudge on the towpath, always slightly ahead of me, like a dark star guiding me home.