“This life, this entire world, was a crucible. It was the crusade of their times, and they were the knights, the warriors.”

“Then she reached to kiss him on the lips, and he let himself have that. Soft, warm, she loved him, a monstrous abomination, a Cursed One. This might be all they ever had, this moment, this kiss, this love.”

“What kind of freaks are they? Katelyn thought as they continued to circle her. Is this some result of banjo inbreeding?”

“They needed to believe they had a chance.Even if they had none.They needed to believe that love and faith would win the day.Even if the day was already lost.”

“I hear it" Antonio whispered. "I hear you wanting. That's your heart. That's life. That's being alive.”

“Don't you feel more than one thing at a time? That's what insanity is, trying to feel one way. That's why it feels good to go crazy. Or to be addicted. It's so much easier than feeling several things at once. -Miles”

“There is a moment after death when things can go one of several ways, when souls can mingle and reunite-or be forever parted. Fate throws the bones, and hearts are mended, or shattered. What tips the balance in one's favor? Is it Mercy, or Grace, or Justice-the names of the three brightest angels? Or is it Love, the name of the One True Being?”