01c. 1976 ADI get in that kind of situation all the time, Comrade. It's not a big deal." Anger replaced my fear. I didn't like being treated like a child. "Stop calling me that. You don't even know what you're talking about." "Sure I do. I had to do a report on the R.S.S.R. last year.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
02c. 1976 ADBut I couldn't help myself, couldn't help the way I felt as I recalled the bliss and rush of a vampire's bite.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
04c. 1976 ADSmiling, I cut across the quadrangle toward the commons. I felt better about life than I had in a very long time. We could do this, Lissa and me. We could do this together.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
05c. 1976 ADLonging surged up within me. I wanted it. Oh God, I wanted it. I didn't want to hear Jerome chastise me for my "all lowlifes, all the time" seduction policy. I wanted to come home and tell someone about my day. I wanted to go out dancing on the weekends. I wanted to take vacations together. I wanted someone to hold me when I was upset, when the ups and downs of the world pushed me too far. I wanted someone to love.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
06c. 1976 ADWhat were you thinking?" I demanded once we were moving to the music. I was trying to ignore his hands. "Do you know how much trouble you may have gotten me in?"Adrian grinned. "Nah. They all feel bad for you. You'll achieve martyrdom after dancing with a mean, wicked vampire. Job security with the Alchemists.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
07c. 1976 ADSydney, don't leave Adrian because of me.""It's more complicated than that," I said automatically."It's really not," she said. "From everything I've seen and heard, you're just afraid. You've always controlled every detail of your life. When you couldn't-like with the Alchemists-you found a way to seize back that control.""There is nothing wrong with wanting control," I snapped."Except that we can't always have it, and sometimes that is a good thing. A great thing, even," she added. "And that's how it is with Adrian. No matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to control your feelings for him. You can't help loving him, and so you're running away. I'm just an excuse.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
08c. 1976 ADAubrey, crouching on a nearby counter, watched me with squinty eyes, apparently pondering why anyone would willingly immerse themselves in water ever, let alone for extended periods of time.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
09c. 1976 ADI wished the kiss could have gone on forever. Breaking the embrace, he ran a few fingers through my hair and down my cheek. He stepped back toward the door."I'll see you later, Roza""At our next practice?" I asked. "We are starting those up again, right? I mean, you still have things to teach me.""Yes. Lots of things.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
10c. 1976 ADThose words, that voice, had more power over me than any phantom ever could.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
11c. 1976 ADSorry,ʺ she said, her face shining with joy when she saw me. ʺShould have put a sock on the door. Didnʹt realize things were getting hot and heavy.ʺʺNo avoiding it,ʺ I said lightly, clasping Dimitriʹs hand. ʺThings are always hot with him around.ʺDimitri looked scandalized. Heʹd never held back when we were in bed together, but his private nature wouldnʹt let him even hint about such matters to others. It was mean, but I laughed and kissed his cheek.ʺOh, this is going to be fun,ʺ I said. ʺNow that everythingʹs out in the open.ʺʺYeah,ʺ he said. ʺI got a pretty ‘funʹ look from your father the other day.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
13c. 1976 ADIt does. This is how it should have been anyway.' I caught my breath as he kissed my neck, teeth grating my skin. 'And I'll take back what's mine.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
14c. 1976 ADWhat hope is there?" I asked. "If even angels fall, what hope is there for the rest of us?Richelle Mead / quote ↗
15c. 1976 ADFor every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
16c. 1976 ADAnd after a while...I mean, how do you choose? Who gets to live? Part of life is that...well, some people have to die. My powers aren't a prescription you can get filled as needed.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
17c. 1976 ADMy mother was a voice of reason, a reminder that they had to stay focused and fully assess the situation. Her composure calmed everybody; her strong manner inspired them. This, I realized, was how a leader behaved.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
19c. 1976 ADYou're better than this. Better than whatever it is you're going to do now.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
20c. 1976 ADI'm sure it is," she replied. Her expression turned fierce, making her look far different from the scattered teacher I knew. "But listen to me when I say this. You are exceptional, taleneted, and brilliant young woman. Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you're less. Do not ever let anyone make you feel invisible. Do not let anyone-not even a teacher who constantly sends you for coffee-push you around." She put her glasses back on and began randomly lifting up pieces of papers. At last, she found a pen and grinned triumphantly."Now, then. What is your brother's name?Richelle Mead / quote ↗
21c. 1976 ADJust friends, just friends. Standing there in the bookstore, watching Seth walk away, I half wondered how anyone could still use that line. But I knew why, of course. It was used because people still believed it. Or at least they wanted to.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
22c. 1976 ADWas Deirdre right about me purposely wanting relationships that were impossible?Richelle Mead / quote ↗
23c. 1976 ADSometimes it's worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.Richelle Mead / quote ↗
24c. 1976 ADIf I had learned anything in my life about love, it was that they were tenous things that could end at any moment. Caution was essential-but not at the cost of risking your lifeRichelle Mead / quote ↗
