I hoped Lissa remained the only one with a surprise sibling.

If not for me being stoned and clinging to a taco, it would have been terribly romantic.

Can't you ever get off for good behavior?" "Sure, if I was ever good.

You make a joke out of everything. Life’s too painful not to.

In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you," he said back, voice also soft. "Love fades. Mine has.

But once in a while . . . I don't know. I feel so close, Rose. So close to the edge. Like if I allow myself one small misstep, I'll plunge away and never come back. It's like I'll lose myself.

You used your power to toss one rock at me?" he exclaimed, an almost comic note of incredulity in his voice. "On the contrary," I heard Dorian say pleasantly. "I didn't use magic for that. I just threw it.