God is forgiving or we would not still be walking this world. But to be moral is not to need his divine forgiveness, I think.

Hello! Your dear father is unfortunately very dead," he called. "And you said my dispersal system would never work!

And that, Claire thought, was why Morley had been right about this, even if he was a complete vampire about it. You had to save what you could. Amelie had understood that all along, Claire realized. That was why Morganville existed. Because you had to try.

I would never build a lawn trimmer," Myrnin said. "What did the lawn ever do to me?

Mom and Dad had a lot to answer for, she decided. She couldn’t even be rude to evil vampires who’d caged her boyfriend and were preparing to roast him alive.

You've turned into quite a bossy little thing," Myrnin said. "I think I might like it.

The problem with ruling by fear is that eventually, when the fear fades, fury replaces it.