“This is fucking magic, she thought. This isn't some story out of one of Tommy's books. This isn't something you can experiment with in the bathroom. This is not natural, and whatever I am, it isn't natural. A vampire is magic, not science.”
“Magic isn't something you buy in a store”
“Caring passionately about something isn't against nature, and it isn't against human nature. It's what we're here to do.”
“Periodization isn't magic--you can't out-periodize your genetics, drug users, or stupidity.”
“Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.”
“For humans, flying isn't magic, it's physics.”