Hope is a demon worse than your Pain.

He was royalty. So what? Everyone had a flaw.

I like to be admired from afar, and then complimented up close.

If I had bodily functions, I think I would have peed my pants.

As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain (kind of) and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard.

He gave her what no one else had ever been able to give. A past to cherish. A present to enjoy. A future to anticipate

For gods' sake, Strider," Torin snapped. "Open your mouth and form some words. While you're at it, stop staring at the angel like he's a tasty treat.