Very often the things we most desire come only after much patience and struggle.

I'm getting better at avoiding this, but when something sets me off, I tend to punch first and then find out who I actually his later.

Rose, do you think I'd do anything that would hurt you.- Dimitri to Rose

I’d been raised to be practical and keep my emotions in check, but I loved cars. That was one of the few legacies I’d picked up from my mom. She was a mechanic, and some of my best childhood memories were of working in the garage with her.

Do you love him?" There were only a few people in the world who could ask me such insanely personal questions without getting punched. Dimitri was one of them.

As long as we’re together, that’s how we’ll be. No trembling. No faltering. We’re unstoppable.

And I could see his internal struggle become an all out war. "It wouldn't have made a difference. Not with Adrian involved," he said..... "I meant it. I won't be that guy Rose. I won't be that man that takes someone else's girlfriend.