The 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.

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

Vampires,after all,don't sparkle.

The world is full of monsters with friendly faces.

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.

Whoever 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.

It was tough attempting to be social with people who'd rather pretend you didn't exist.