“Friends in high places definitely helped- especially if you had enemies in even higher spots.”
“Help someone, you earn a friend. Help someone too much, you make an enemy.”
“The slap of a friend is trusted to help you...but the kisses of an enemy is nothing but lies”
“even if vampires were stupid. Especially American vampires. They hung out in places Alaric himself would never have gone, especially if he were immortal. Such as high schools. And Walmart.”
“The Archangel." I murmured. looking back over my shoulder at the ride, which had started its next ascent."It means high-ranking angel." There was a definite smugness to his voice. "The higher up, the harder the fall.”
“That's the way it goes sometimes: in order to help your friends, first you have to help your enemy. Better get used to it.”