He was too perfect, despite being one of the most imperfect people I knew.

You got some cheap foreign labor to protect Lissa?

For a moment, I was captivated as I studied them side by side. My mother: the perfect picture of guardian excellence and decorum. My father: always capable of achieving his goals, no matter how twisted the means. Uneasily, I began to understand how I’d inherited my bizarre personality.

Worry about staying alive first. Then worry about how you're going to live.

Adrian Ivashkov: "Rose Hathaway, I can't wait to see you again. If you're this charming while tired and annoyed and this gorgeous while bruised and in ski clothes, you must be devastating at your peak." Rose Hathaway: "If by 'devastating' you mean that you should fear for your life, then yeah. You're right.

Those who have to ask if faith is true are opening up a discussion they may not be ready for.

Gaining superpowers doesn't mean you know how to use them.