He looked less handsome without the smile and glow in his eyes, but he also seemed more real. Being real will get me into trouble faster than any amount of charm.

Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't.

When crime busting is easier than your personal life, something has gone seriously wrong.

I will go to my grave seeing the look on your face at the last. Keep it up and you'll go sooner than later.

If I wanted death, Edward would give it to me. Because we both understand that it isn't death that we fear. It's living.

trust me, Anita, if you get dead, especially if he blames himself in any way, he will be a force of destruction looking for a place to be aimed. And he's blamed himself for introducing you to Olaf here from the get-go. If Olaf did to you what he's done to some of his other victims, Edward would drown the world in blood to erase those images.

Not dating is a choice, not a failure.