Because pieces of your heart clearly weigh more when they're sitting shattered at the bottom of your stomach.

Henry held up his taco- formerly Vlad's- and grinned. " Little known fact, gentlemen. Tacos are the food of genius." pg248 Henry to Vlad & Joss

Mulling this over, Vlad wiped her lip gloss from his lips with the back of his hand.Vampires, after all, didn't sparkle.

If citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.

Don't you find any irony in a vampire sucking up?

Growing older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.

She 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