Andrea Cremer

“To know of the existence of evil, true evil that corrupted the world, had forever altered her heart and mind. If she had chosen a different path, she wouldn't have slept another night. Her head would have been restless as she thought only of the horrors that might be creeping outside her door, waiting to rend her flesh. She would not live a life as the hunted; she would be the hunter.”

“Unfortunately, the most significant moments of our lives are often unpleasant.”

“What man would have courage enough to believe he could win you? Bosque laughed. "You exude power. Men are small creatures, easily cowed by those who challenge their sense of self-importance.”

“This is why I keep telling Ash to get you a cat or a bird. Guns aren't proper pets.”

“Youth is like being carried through life by a strong current," Admiral Winter said. "All you feel is the speed of the river, the thrill of rapids, never comprehending your utter lack of control, your constant peril.”

“The path is here," he said quietly. "But you are free to walk it or choose another way.”

“No culture is without access to divine mysteries.”

“My eyes moved over his face. His chiseled jaw and high cheekbones twisted in agony. Even writhing he was beautiful, muscles clenching and unclenching, revealing his strenght, his body's fight against its impending collapse, rendering his torture sublime. Desire to help him consumed me.I can't watch him die.”

“Only a sense of lightness, giddy and dizzying, like flight—of a burden that didn't belong to me being lifted.Suddenly I knew the truth and the lights surrounding me exp”

“And you look beautiful," she added."I look like a cake.""But a beautiful cake.”

“There's no shame in honest suffering, my dear.”

“Don't ever be honest about who you are—and I mean that as a life rule, not just in this instance.”

“If it weren’t for the fact that he’d been flat on his back in a full body cast, then recovering, he probably would be glad he missed finishing the school year since it meant he’s now enrolled at his version of Hogwarts.”

“Maybe it's better this way-that we keep our darknesses close, hidden in our minds, protected by our hearts.”

“I also hold very strong personal convictions about censorship. I don't believe in forbidden knowledge.”

“...men are poor soldiers in love's war. And it is a war-one that never ends.”

“I handed him a beaker and toyed with the pleats of my skirt. The folds kept rippling against my knees in a distracting way. It was one of Naomi's additions to my wardrobe. I quickly decided that I hated it.”

“We are all prisoners of circumstance at one point or another.”

“As he passed Alistair to depart the library, Bosque said, "I'm pleased you didn't limit your vision. Ambition is the fertile soil in which true power can be cultivated.”

“Maxwell Arbus was the reason Saul lost an eye?" "Yes," Millie answers stiffly. "But that was a long time ago. Saul has moved on. So have I." Whatever checks I'd held on my emotions shatter. "Moved on?!" Whirling around, I storm at Millie, waving my arms like a maniacal marionette. "I don't care if it was so long ago we could only get with a TARDIS! There is no moving on because it's happening right now!”