I think it’s more like a shirt that says, ‘I’m going to have to end this date early so I can go prepare my Power Point presentation

You're in an awfully good mood," he observed. "Was there a sale at Khakis-R-Us?

I supposed if you were going to make a career of breaking laws, you might as well know them.

My captivity with Dimitri. The way his mouth—so, so warm, despite his cold skin—had kissed mine. The feel of his fangs pressing into my neck and the sweet bliss that followed... He looked exactly the same too, with that chalky white pallor and red-ringed eyes that so conflicted with the soft, chin-length brown hair and otherwise gorgeous lines of his face. He even had a leather duster on.

The Alchemists’ beliefs are my beliefs,” I say quickly. She arched an eyebrow. “Are they? I would hope your beliefs would be your beliefs.” I’d never thought about it that way before, but I suddenly hoped desperately that her words were true.

Throughout history, people with new ideas—who think differently and try to change things—have always been called troublemakers.

What's that?" he asked, when I stood beside him again. "Halos," I said with a grin. "For heavenly creatures like us." "That might be a stretch.