What happened when you were twelve?” “Oh, Mom offered to take us all out for dinner—us girls, Dad was out of town—to celebrate, but I didn’t want to. This book I’d been waiting for had just come out, and the only thing I wanted to do was read it all night.” “My God,” I said, touching the top of her nose. “You’re adorable.

A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought.

My hatred notwithstanding, I had to admit Dimitri Beli-whatever was pretty smart

You did good Roza. Very good. Now sleep.

Have you ever wanted to put on a Santa suit?" "I have always wanted to do that," said Carter gravely.

She was right about something else too," Dimitri said after a long pause.... "That I do still love you.

A man can never compete with a woman's father