“Getting staked had been a hard lesson in choosing one's friends wisely.”

“Life is a killer on the other side of the stake. Especially if your a vampire or a slayer.”

“If stakes and garlic were the top two things that could kill a vampire, ninth grade gym was a close third.”

“According to his dad's journal, vampires had been through some of the worst epidemics in history. And apparently, during the days of the Black Plague, their biggest complaint had been rotten "food".”

“Lesson #456 of high school life: Never, EVER trust an alarm clock.”

“Wrong. Enemies don't fight with such determined passion. That kind of focus is reserved for friends at odds with one another."pg 69 Tomas to Vlad”

“The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.”