I don't really care. I shouldn't have to care. I shouldn't have to work this hard. I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard.

It feels like the city is telling secrets down here, privy only to those who think to listen.

Willem holds my wrist for a long moment, looking at that birthmark. Then he lifts it to his mouth. And though his lips are soft and his kiss is gentle, it feels like a knife jamming into the electrical socket. It feels like the moment when I go live

My stomach lurched, an appetizer before the full portion of heartache I had a feeling was going to be served at some point soon.

How can it be so unclear to her when it's like the fingers on my hand to me?

C'est courageux d'aller dans l'inconnu': It is courageous to go into territory unknown.

Adam lay perfectly still, little groans escaping from his lips. I looked at the bow, looked at my hands, looked at Adam's face and felt this surge of love, lust, and an unfamiliar feeling of power.