I found the candles—atrocious air freshening ones that smelled like fake pine.

Roza, my self-control is ten times stronger than yours." I opened my eyes, shifting to look into his. I brushed his hair back and smiled, certain my heart would expand and expand until there was nothing left of me. "Oh yeah? That's not the impression I just got." "Wait until next time," he warned. "I'll do things that'll make you lose control within seconds.

Despite his cynical exterior, he had a good heart-and Lissa owned most of it.

Giving advice was a lot harder than following it.

I don't think most people take honest well. They prefer the games. They want to believe the pretty lies.

The truth, huh? No one wants to hear the truth. The truth is never sexy. But you... You are too goddamned sexy to be real. -Christian to Lissa

If your eyes weren't open, you wouldn't know the difference between dreaming and waking.