Some of us are born more than once. Some of us recreate ourselves many times. Ryodan says adaptability is survivability. Ryodan says a lot of stuff. Sometimes I listen, All I know is, every time I open my eyes, my brian kicks on. Something wakes up deep in my belly, and I know I'll do anything it takes... To. Just. Keep. Breathing.

Omnipotent not omniscient. We are frequently blinded by how much we see.

I looked from one to the other, and realized that Barrons and my dad were having one of those wordless conversations he and I have from time to time. Though the language was, by nature, foreign to me, I grew up in the Deep South where a man’s ego is roughly the size of his pickup truck, and women get an early and interesting education in the not-so-subtle roar of testosterone.

Werewolves? Oh please, just plain stupid. Who wants to get it on with a man ruled by his inner dog?

Gwen Cassidy needed a man. Desperately. Failing that, she'd settle for a cigarette.

You and I more than anyone else in the universe are perfect for each other.

Barrons, Jericho: I haven't the faintest fecking clue. He keeps saving my life. I suppose that's something.