his yellow eyes gazed at me possessively -- I wondered if he realized that the way he looked at me was far more intimate than copping a feel could ever be.

Avoiding a bathtub because your parents tried to kill you in one isn't the same as avoiding your entire life by becoming a wolf.

Okay, outside," the clerk said. "Conversation outside. Bye! Have a nice night!

Mutual, respectful, enduring love is completely attainable as long as you swear you won't settle for less.

You really didn't see the sadness or the longing unless you already knew it was there. But that was the trick, wasn't it? Everyone had their disappointment and their baggage; only, some people carried it in their inside pockets and not on their backs.

Counter Girl (in candy shop): You two are cute. Seriously. How long have you been going out? Sam: Six years.

I love inventing interesting people and then pushing them to their absolute limits - and usually those absolute limits involve homicidal faeries, werewolves, or some other paranormal menace.