People fear what they can't understand and harm what they fear.

They'll torture you for months before killing you if you run" Otis shrugged, as if this was an everyday occurrence.

Morning, sunshine." Vlad blinked at her. "Morning, sulfuric acid." "Pardon me?" "Well, isn't it just kinda wrong to call a vampire 'sunshine'?

People fear what they can't understand and harm what they fear.

Joss'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.

this is the best year ever because i am reading the chronicles of vladimir tod

Nothing 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.