People can perfect whatever facade they want, but everyone holds their sins close to their skin.

I'd address his way of trying to discourage Ian later. After all, he could have come up with something other than saying I was a whiny, smelly, trumpet-snoring bad lay.

Did you really think I'd ceased to care? Kitten, I care so much it wrecks me.

Let's go, Kitten, before you kill someone else. -Bones

Yes, but you are still only human.” I laughed, the sound of it drowned out by the crunch of rocks as the mountain continued to shudder as though in the throes of birth pangs. “So was Van Helsing, yet in every movie, he beat the vampire in the end. Never underestimate the power of humanity.

How I hated the dark part of me that continually foretold of failure or futility.

Pardon me, but there’s someone on the phone who says they have a call for you.” There’s a call to tell me I have a call?” he asked with heavy skepticism.