“Mmm. Cupcakes.”

“She stared at him in that vapid, intoxicated way employed only by women under a vamp's control. Or the way I sometimes got when faced with cupcakes.Mmm. Cupcakes.”

“Yeah I know you're a creature of the night. Bringer of death, sucker of blood, needer of tans, so on and so forth. And oddly enough, I'm still unimpressed.”

“Then the other door opened. I wen't rigid. If I had thought Reth's was beautiful, it was nothing to this soul. It filled the night with light, dancing and rippling like the reflection on a pond. I hadn't seen many souls, but I knew this one was special. I wanted it. I needed it.”

“Evie-you-GAH!" Lend shouted, and I looked up at him, surprised.”

“My life is a black hole of boredom and despair.""So basically you've been doing homework.""Like I said, black hole.”

“Wait, so am I allowed to put my shirt back on? Or did you want me to remove my pants, too?”