“On being charged with the fact, the poor girl confirmed the suspicion in a grat measure by her extreme confusion of manner.”

“Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.”

“Accept the fact that girls squeal when they're happy or confused or excited or scared or because they just saw a certain boy in line.”

“Nina sniffed, shifting her shoulders to look at the sky through the branches. "She's a sweet girl, but poor."Ire pricked through me, and the last of his charisma shredded. "Being poor is not an indication of potential or worth. It's a lack of resources.”

“The confusing signals, the impurity of the signal, gives you verisimilitude, as when you attend a funeral and notice that it's being poorly done.”

“He smelled like a sultry summer storm—cool, refreshing rain, sweltering, hot wind, and charged, electric thunder—all rolled up into one extremely enticing vampire being.”