Never before had I recognized the ring of majesty that was in Billy Black's voice, though I realized now that this authority had always been there.

I love you. You're my only reason to stay alive... if that's what I am.

You are safe inside your mind. No one can reach you there.

Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.

It's like pain, this pleasure.

Kiss me, Jacob. Kiss me, and then come back.

I love you more than anything in the world combined.