No, death hadn't changed [Willie] much. But just in case, I avoided looking directly into his eyes. It was standard policy for dealing with vampires. He was a slime bucket, but now he was an undead slime bucket.

What does it mean when the monsters are so afraid of you that you make them cry? That maybe monster depends on which end of the gun your on, or that I was just that good at my job.

It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us.

You are an abomination before God. Jesus loves you too, I said smiling.

When you spend all your time worrying that the devil is right behind you, eventually you start seeing him whether he's there or not.

A vampire victim. I'd never seen a lone kill. They were like potato chips; once a vamp tasted them, he couldn't stop at just one.

Without hope, love dies and parts of you wither.