“It was a brutal picture, a tug-of-war between two equal but opposing impulses. It had the ring of truth, however,”

“In this room we understand why this war might be fought...it's about our common belief that no one has the right to tell two creatures that they cannot love each other--no matter what their species.”

“Matthew kept hinting that his desire - for blood, chiefly- was so strong that it put everything else at risk. But vampires weren’t the only creatures who had to manage such strong impulses. Much of what qualified as magic was simply desire in action. Witchcraft was different- that took spells and rituals. But magic? A wish, a need, a hunger too strong to be denied- these could turn into deeds when they cross a witch’s mind.”

“the first requirement of war: allies must not kill each other.”

“Gallowglass returned to Sporrengasse with two vampires and a pretzel.”

“As far as I can tell there are only two emotions that keep the world spinning year after year...One is fear. The other is desire.”

“With knot of one, the spell's begun.With knot of two, the spell be true.With knot of three, the spell is free.With knot of four, the power is stored.With knot of five, the spell with thrive.With knot of six, this spell I fix.”