“Cassandra watched him go, slumping a little as the distance between them grew. "He was so nice.""Yeah.""And look at that butt."I considered said item. "Definitely superior. But not for Cassandra hands?"She shook her head sadly. "Another person stands between us now. He'll meet her within the month.""Is she prettier than you?"Cassandra started to smile."Well?""No""Ha!""Jaz!""Honey, we've got to take our victories where we can find them.”

“Cassandra's grandmother smiled then, only it wasn't a happy smile. Cassandra thought she knew how it felt to smile like that. She often did so herself when her mother promised her something she really wanted but knew might not happen.”

“Now would be a good time to tell me you have your sais with you, Kat. (Cassandra)Nada. You got your kamas on you? (Kat)Yeah. I tucked them into my bra before I left home. (Cassandra)”

“She shook her head. "You're insane.""We're human, Cass. That's all. We're all kids playing grown-up. We do the best we can."[Lucas to Cassandra]”

“I take it that didn’t go well. (Cassandra)About like walking into a bear cave covered in honey. (Wulf)”

“Cassandra buried her head in her pillow and wished she could just turn off her mind like she had the lights.”