Don't expect me to be perfect. Despite all my lives, I'm still only human. I can't deliver perfection, and I'll only disappoint you. But I want you to know that you are the most important person to me. I'm trying to protect you. Sometimes I screw things up. I may even tell a white lie every now and then. But you have to give me the benefit of the doubt.
Kirsten MillerThis is April," he said, holding up the chicken. "She's the only friend I have left. I saved her from an evil chef at Tavern on the Green, and we've pledged eternal friendship.
Kirsten MillerWhat would it be like to exist in a world without suffering? To have no needs, only desires? To be surrounded by so much beauty that you forget how ugly life is for everyone else? Who wouldnโt want that? Who wouldnโt be willing to fight for it? What the alumni did to get there โ lie, cheat, steal, kill โ Iโm sure theyโd all say it was worth it. And I bet they sleep soundly because they know that their nameless, faceless victims would have done the same thing.
Kirsten MillerYou know, sometimes when you're too close to someone, it's hard to see who they really are.
Kirsten MillerQuiet people keep thier secrets to themselves. That's what makes them interesting...and usually worth the wait.
Kirsten MillerBut there was still something missing. Something that nagged at her-an emptiness she couldn't explain. There were mornings she woke with her heart pounding wildly and the sensation of arms wrapped around her. But the feeling slipped away the moment she opened her eyes, and no matter how quickly she squeezed them shut, she couldn't recapture the contentment she'd felt.
Kirsten Miller