“It's not about whether her heart beats, it's just about whether it loves.”

“Just a few feet behind them, I can't help thinking about a line from the battered Shakespeare in my bag: "A swan trooping among crows." Except in this case it's the opposite: I am a crow trooping after swans.”

“Without her, there wouldn't be a me any more. I'm human because I love her.”

“I know the story by heart. The book is just a "do not disturb" sign, to make sure no one talks to me.”

“I never really appreciated the self-contained miniature universe that is me. I fall in love with my breathing too late, fall in love with it just in time to lose it, walk into the show just in time for the fireworks grand finale.”

“It is an intensely beautiful world. More and more, I think of it as Cicely's world. More and more I wish it were my world, too. A minute ago, I hoped I wasn't bonding, but now, I almost hope I am. Because its either that or I'm falling in love.”

“If escaping a lycanthrope has taught me anything, it's the importance of sensible footwear.”