The world is full of monsters with friendly faces.

Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it.

Vlad blinked, unsure where her question was coming from and, more importantly, where it was going.

A 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.

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

Vlad twisted his wrist, pinching his fingers together, spinning the bronze coin on the table. When it fell, he picked it up and did it again, counting. Thirty-two times it had fallen Slayer Society up. Twenty-two times it was down.

Kid, 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.