“He’s going to come for her. He always does.Then we will fight him.”

“Derek was telling her something about a hand in a box. It was a dead hand. Why the hell did he have to bring it to me right this second? Was it going anywhere?”

“For a while I thought I had lost her for good, but in our own fucked up way we hadswallowed our pride and reached out to one another. We both knew it would never be easy, butwe were willing to try. I knew that Kate wasn't universally loved by the Pack, but they owed me.I bled for them, I fixed their petty squabbles. I had given them everything, they would give methis one thing. Or I would break it all apart.”

“It’s like King Arthur, but Lancelot is a butcher and Guinevere is knocked up.”

“You look like shit." Honesty is important in any relationship.”

“George grimaced. “Jack is spoiled. Things are hard for him, but he isn’t the only one who doesn’t have it easy. He gets away with crazy things because he’s a changeling and he’s different. Jack could behave better, but he stopped trying. He decided that he’s worthless and that nothing he could do would make any difference.”

“Kate short-circuits my brain. In my head we always have these clear coherent exchanges, but once we meet, what comes out it is, “Kate, do what I say or I’ll kill you.” Her default reply is, “Fuck you!” and we go downhill from there.”