I kept it to remind me that although there is evil, there is sometimes beauty and light. You, Jillian. You were always my light.

And there you have it...if I knew that I could only have a few nights in that man's arms or nothing, I would take those magic nights and use them to keep me warm for the rest of my life.

My world we humans we’re just pawns on an immortal chessboard.

Will an hour be enough?” An hour implied that I needed a lot of help. “I’ll see what I can do,” I said coolly. I was ready in twenty minutes.

It's why I laugh so much. If my face is going to stick, I'm going to like looking at it.

There was pain, but there was also joy. It was in the tension between the two that life happened. Imperfect as it was, this world was real. Illusion was no substitute. I'd rather live a hard life of fact than a sweet life of lies.

I have your word?” “You trust my word?” “You’re an idealistic fool. Of course.