“...the girl's lover was gone, but his shadow was still there.”

“She might not be bound to him, but she was still his Shadow Girl.”

“The girl traced the outline of her lover's shadow so she would always have a record of how he looked...”

“I'm still yours, though. That won't ever change, Shadow Girl.”

“New struggles. -- After Buddha was dead, they still showed his shadow in a cave for centuries -- a colossal, horrible shadow. God is dead, but given the way people are, there may still be caves for millennia in which his shadow is displayed. -- And we -- we must still defeat his shadow as well!”

“Leslie?" Irial whispered. "What are you doing?""Choosing."Tears were soaking the blanket under Leslie's face."I'm mine. Not anyone else's.""I'm still yours, though. That won't ever change, Shadow Girl." And then he was gone, and her emotions crashed over her.”