There’s something about her—Cassel, I have met many evil men and women in my life. I have made deals with them, drank with them. I have done things that I myself have difficulty reconciling—terrible things. But I have never known anyone like your mother. She is a person without limits—or if she has any, she hasn’t found them yet. She never needs to reconcile anything.

She took a deep breath, "Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing?" His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd struck him, "yes," he said finally. -Tana and Gavriel-page 33- chapter 5

Life's full of opportunities to make crappy decisions that feel good. And after the first one, the rest get a whole lot easier.

If I'm not a murderer," asked Corny, "how come I keep killing people?

It’s hard to come up with a scheme to thwart some other scheme you don’t even know about.

Everyone danced -- sweaty bodies packed tight, drunk with sound.

I don't lie," I lied.