Lately I’d begun carrying pain amulets in my bag, like some people have breath mints.

Hovering near panic, trying to focus but finding it hard to open my eyes. My heart was pounding. I couldn’t get enough air, and I couldn’t find the desire to push her away

Knowledge is Power. Ignorance is Bliss. But curiosity—even if it had killed the cat—is king.

I said school starts tomorrow. I didn’t say I was going to be there.

One person can't hold anything, but two can have the world.

You are your father's daughter,' he said, the skin around his eyes tightening. 'Trent is his father's son. Apart, you are annoying. Together...you have the potential to be a problem.

[Jenks]"I think you're all screwy in the head," he said when Bis nodded his encouragement. "But go ahead. I've got Quen's number in my phone. I'll call him if you both explode in a flash of black underwear and money so I won't have to fly all the way home.