You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.

It didn't help that she was painfully shy and kept to herself, because then they just thought she was stuck-up, which she wasn't. She was just quiet.

If she loved him the way she said she did, she wanted him whole. Maybe this was what love meant after all: sacrifice and selflessness. It did not mean hearts and flowers and a happy ending, but the knowledge that another's well-being is more important than one's own.

As an author you hope your characters have sparks but truly in the end they have minds of their own!

You've got to stop thinking everyone's problems can be solved by falling in love.

Schuyler put a gentle hand on Abbadon's feathered extensions, feeling the majestic power underneath their silky weight. She had been frightened once, to see him in this light, but now that she saw his terrifying face, she found it beautiful.

One should not seek those who do not wish to be found.