“No one knows what he or she is capable of until things are at their darkest.”

“Because of all the things I've experienced on this journey - shrinking and growing, flying sprites, living chess pieces - not a one of them is more magical than this moment.”

“But I do, and the barbed wire tightens once more, until my heart is strangled and broken.”

“Tearing down the rest of the world won't make you happy. Look inside yourself. Because finding who you were meant to be? What you were put into this world to do? That's what fills the emptiness. It's the only things that can.”

“Raising one hand, he tilts his hat to that sexy slant. "You want me. Admit it."Even if he's partly right, I'll never tell him. "Why would I want you?"He lifts three fingers to countdown. "Mysterious. Rebellious. Troubled. All those qualities women find irresistible.""Such an optimist.""My cup is never empty.""Too bad your brain is." The words bite, but my smile softens with affection.”

“I clench my fingers. "She's right, huh? The morbid and revolting are such fascinating subjects.”

“Memories, real and irreplaceable, all of them. The happy ones, the bitter ones, the terrified and the poignant.”