... 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

Live and everyone would die. Die and everyone would live. It seemed like such a simple choice. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems.

If you thought eighth grade was tough, try it with fangs and a fear of garlic.

I'm too tired to reign over vampirekind, let alone enslave the human race.

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

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.

It never gets easier, missing you. And sometimes I wonder if it ever will.