Smiling, I cut across the quadrangle toward the commons. I felt better about life than I had in a very long time. We could do this, Lissa and me. We could do this together.

And here I thought you had a soft spot for reckless young girls.

Even if I’d been wide awake, I knew Dimitri would’ve taken my suitcase anyway. That’s how he was, a lost remnant of chivalry in the modern world, ever-ready to help others.

I like you being the sinner you are. -Adrian Ivashkov

If she just wanted to come home at night to eye candy with good hair, I could probably be that reasonably well.

You did what you did out of love. I can't be mad at you over that. It was stupid, but that's how love is. Do you have any idea what I'd do for you? To keep you safe?

Would he have said he loved me? I would ask myself that for the rest of my life.