Are you some kind of mutant human? Like a fire user? And I use mutant as a compliment, you know. I wouldn’t think less of you.

I love you, and beneath all that logic, calculation, and superstition, I know you love me too.

...hot pink with a star done in rainbow rhinestones on the front. It was god-awful. I bought it.

ARE YOU CRAZY?" I ASKED. He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question.

No," Dimitri interrupted gently. He moved his face toward mine, our foreheads nearly touching. "It won't happen to you. You're too strong. You'll fight it, just like you did this time." "I only did because you were here." He wrapped his arms around me, and I buried my face in his chest. "I can't do it by myself," I whispered. "You can," he said. There was a tremulous note in his voice. "You're strong—you're so, so strong. It's why I love you.

Adrian, I'm on a date. Why are you here? On my car?

My mind... It's who I am. I think I'd rather suffer any other injury in the world than have my mind tampered with.