Now you know," I said lightly, and shrugged. "No one's ever loved anyone as much as I love you.

My life and his were twisted into a single strand. Cut one, and you cut both. If he were gone, I would not be able to live through that. If I were gone, he wouldn't live through it, either.

I was just thinking – today is the first and last day of forever. It’s kind of hard to wrap my head around it. Even with all this extra room for wrapping.

I don't see how that is any of your business." Stupid, shiny Volvo owner.

Becoming a vampire is forever. You don't get to change your mind about it later. For me, I think that's one of the big drawbacks with anything that's permanent. How do you know how you're going to feel in five years or 10 years? Even with a tattoo.

How could you fall in love with a three inch worm?

Children in the abstract, had never appealed to me. They seemed to be loud creatures, often dripping some form of goo.