Because pieces of your heart clearly weigh more when they're sitting shattered at the bottom of your stomach.
Heather BrewerBecause teachers, no matter how kind, no matter how friendly, are sadistic and evil to the core.
Heather BrewerA word of advice, if I may? Explosions are an excellent way to kill the undead. But you should probably take a few steps back first, kid.
Heather BrewerAccording to his dad's journal, vampires had been through some of the worst epidemics in history. And apparently, during the days of the Black Plague, their biggest complaint had been rotten "food".
Heather BrewerVlad's heart sank into his stomach, then squeezed its way down his leg and popped out of the hole in his shoe, where it struck the floor and broke.
Heather BrewerKid, not everything in life can be summed up neatly in a paragraph. No book has all of the answers. Not even the really good ones. You have to find the answers yourself sometimes.
Heather BrewerMorning, sunshine." Vlad blinked at her. "Morning, sulfuric acid." "Pardon me?" "Well, isn't it just kinda wrong to call a vampire 'sunshine'?
Heather BrewerA label doesn't make something so. A label is just a word. It's what a person does that makes them who they are
Heather BrewerThey'll torture you for months before killing you if you run" Otis shrugged, as if this was an everyday occurrence.
Heather BrewerIf stakes and garlic were the top two things that could kill a vampire, ninth grade gym was a close third.
Heather BrewerJoss's ears perked up. He loved libraries. Nowhere else in the world felt so safe and homey. Nowhere else smelled like books and dust and happy solitude quite like a library did.
Heather BrewerSomeday, my young friend, you'll find out that girls are actually people too. Just like you and me.
Heather BrewerWhen will it begin, anyway?" Sirus held his gaze for a moment, his eyes full of concern- a concern that Joss didn't understand. "Probably sooner than you're ready for." "When's that?" "Well." Sirus sighed, as if doing the math in his head."It'll take us about three minutes to gather this stuff and get to the cabin, and another two or three for Abraham to realize you're here. So I'd say you have about seven more minutes of freedom left.
Heather BrewerTo his amazement, he could already hear Henry snoring in the backseat. That guy could fall asleep on a car trip to the mailbox.
Heather BrewerShe raised a sharp eyebrow at him. "Vlad, no offense, but look at you. If you're not a vampire, you're clearly the most anemic goth I've ever seen."... "We believed you. Because that's what friends do." pg267 October to Vlad
Heather BrewerMulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand.Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle.
Heather BrewerWhoever had decided that school should start so early in the morning and last all day long needed to be hunted down and forced to watch hours of educational televison without the aid of caffine.
Heather BrewerNothing could convince Aunt Nelly to let Vlad stay home for the duration of the school year, which just goes to prove that parents and guardians don't care if they're sending you to face bloodthirsty monsters, so long as you get a B in English.
Heather BrewerVlad blinked, unsure where her question was coming from and, more importantly, where it was going.
Heather BrewerVlad decided that teachers' ideas were a lot like bunches of garlic-intriguing from afar, but up close sadly sickening and, if you weren't careful, DEADLY.
Heather BrewerThere's nothing you can do, Sirus. No one can do this for me, and no one can swoop in and rescue me every time I'm challenged. I have to do this on my own.
Heather BrewerThe worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.
Heather Brewer... but if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go"... "people have reasons for doing the things that they do, especially when they care about you. You may not always understand what they are, but if you can try to understand the person then you might see that they really care, despite what happened." pg 100 Meredith to Vlad
Heather BrewerSometimes you have to be alone to think, and sometimes the best place for thinking isn't home.
Heather BrewerA crease found it's way onto Joss's forehead. Because he was certain that Sirus was wrong. Girls were more complicated than boys. Girls communicated in a language that only they understood. And Joss wasn't sure at all that he would ever understand them.
Heather BrewerWrong. Enemies don't fight with such determined passion. That kind of focus is reserved for friends at odds with one another." pg 69 Tomas to Vlad
Heather BrewerIt was tough attempting to be social with people who'd rather pretend you didn't exist.
Heather BrewerVlad made a mental note to amend the friend code: thou shalt not date the girl that thy best friend has a crush on...nor shalt thou try sticking thy best friend in the chest with a sharp hunk of wood.
Heather Brewer