Yes, Roza. I did want you. I still do. I wish... we could be together. -Dimitri to Rose on their relationship

"Jerks," I muttered. Then I brightened. "Oh, hey. Doughnuts."

Was Deirdre right about me purposely wanting relationships that were impossible?

Why not see which is brighter: your aura or the sun?

Because there is no greater evil than ignorance and the destruction of genius. Ignorance has been responsible for more death, more bigotry, and more sin than any other force. It is the destroyer of mankind.

What?" I asked uneasily. "Why are you looking at me like that?" He shook his head, the smile rueful now. "Because sometimes, a person can get so caught up in the details that they miss the whole. It's not just the dress or the hair. It's YOU. You're beautiful. So beautiful, it hurts me.

If someone had asked who could stage the best intervention with a crazy woman who had formerly been an undead monster, Sydney Sage would have been my last guess.