“The moment we decide to throw more energy into fighting for our mate than with him, the crack of a fist on the enemy's jaw splits the ears of angels.”

“Did I miss the fight? Did you finally get mad at Jonathon, Kylie? Decide to throw a glass of water at him? Don’t you know it takes a lot more than that to hurt a vampire?"-Joseph "Seph" Pulmer”

“We studied our angels for a few moments more, looking at where we had lain side by side in that sweet, quiet moment. I wished what I’d said was true, that we had truly left our mark on the mountain. But I knew that after the next snowfall, our angels would disappear into the whiteness and be nothing more than a memory.”

“There's a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain't everything because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory.”

“I tried out the unfamiliar syllables. They fit. They cracked in my ears like a fist through ice.”

“Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.”