“The Hubbermanns had two of their own (children), but they were older and had moved out...Soon they would be both in the war. One would be making bullets. The other would be shooting them.”

“If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?”

“Even if there were only two men left in the world and both of them saints they wouldn't be happy. One them would be bound to try and improve the other. That is the nature of things.”

“They had each other and there was a love between them that would withstand anything. Alina and I had always intuited, with no small wry pique, that, although our parents adored us and would do anything for us, they loved each other more. As far as I was concerned, that was the way it should be. Kids grow up, move on and find a love of their own. The empty nest shouldn't leave parents grieving. It should leave them ready and excited to get on with living their own adventure, which would, of course, include many visits to children and grandchildren.”

“I couldn't make a choice between chaos and control. Not because it had been made for me. But because there was no choice to make. It wasn't one or the other. They were both inside me. They were both a part of me. I was nothing without both sides. Take one away and I would fall." ~ Skye”

“For a while I thought I had lost her for good, but in our own fucked up way we hadswallowed our pride and reached out to one another. We both knew it would never be easy, butwe were willing to try. I knew that Kate wasn't universally loved by the Pack, but they owed me.I bled for them, I fixed their petty squabbles. I had given them everything, they would give methis one thing. Or I would break it all apart.”