Even from the beginning, that was the problem. People liked pretty things. People even liked pretty things that wanted to kill and eat them.

Once someone's hurt you, it's harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn't stop you from wanting them.

You can always count on your family to love you. And to betray you. And then to feel guilty about it.

Yeah, the whole family knows. It's no big deal. One night at dinner I said, 'Mom, you know the forbidden love that Spock has for Kirk? Well, me too.' It was easier for her to understand that way.

He was as honest as any criminal can hope to be.

Keep going' she told herself, 'Don't look back.' But she looked anyways.

The more powerful you become, the more others will find ways to master you. They'll do it through those you love and those you hate. They will find the bit and the bridle that fits your mouth and will make you yield.