...If I don't have twenty or thirty books right here, waiting to be read, I start jonesing. That's my compulsion.

Winning can be addictive

And since I’m marrying into the Quartet, I have certain privileges and duties. If you’re sleeping with Laurel—” “I’m not sleeping with Laurel. We’re dating.” “Right, and the two of you are just going to hold hands, admire the moon, and sing camp songs.” “For a while. Minus the singing.

You're the love of my life. I don't care how corny that sounds. You're the start of it, and the end of it. And you're the best of it.

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.

Do you know what happens when you always look before you leap?" She reached out and touched his hand before hurrying toward the door. "You hardly ever make the jump.

Once she'd been a victim- helpless, used, and broken. Now, she was a warrior.