“Begin the fun, the fun's begun. One for all, and all for one.”

“When fun is forbidden, it is all the more treasured.”

“We're compensated metaphysically with the absolute freedom to define and pursue whatever it is we believe will make our lives worthwhile- a dubious birthright that imparts a wearisome burden of its own. Rather like choosing one all-important meal from an infinite menu.”

“Oh, there's a wholesome outing.' I say. 'Let's all skip down to the cop shop to register my daddy as a pervert. What fun.”

“When they killed my family, they may as well have killed me, Hayden. I was fourteen when I killed my first man. I wasn't even of age. All I could think about was what he had done to my mother, my father, my sister and my brother. That was all I could see. Luke found out who they were and we took care of them. I spent the next sixteen years doint the same thing. I don't think I was alive. I died that night."I never worried going into battles. I never cared what would happen if I jumped into an ambush. How could I die if I was already dead?"I reached back and pulled his head down so that it was against mine. His arms tightened around me."But then one day, I looked down a hill and saw this most beautiful woman. I looked into those unbelievable eyes and my heart jumped. When you kissed me by the lake it started to beat again. You're the one who brought me back to life, Hayden, and now that I'm alive again, I'm terrified.”

“More than anything in this world or the one you just came from," he whispered. "That's how much I love you.”

“I'm strong on the outside, not all the way through. I've never been perfect, but neither have you.”