You're like this leopard who's pretending to be a house cat.

She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone -- desire so acute that it became despair.

I'm going to take off your gag.And if you try to bite me or grab me or anything, I'll hit you with this thing as hard as I can as many times as I can. Understood?"- Tana to Gavriel, page 20 chapter 3

This, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses.

whatever you love, that is your weakness

But if you didn't believe in monsters, then how were you going to be able to keep safe from them?

You want me to say something? Okay. Sometimes I think I am what you made me. And sometimes I don’t know who I am at all. And either way I’m not happy.