“You did good Roza. Very good. Now sleep.”

“No, no. It's always a good time for you to call, Roza.”

“I haven’t even really tried to win you over, Roza. When I want to, I can be very persuasive.”

“Yes, Roza. I did want you. I still do. I wish... we could be together. -Dimitri to Rose on their relationship”

“Rose. Roza. Open your eyes." I've never heard heard his voice so strained, so frantic. "Don't go to sleep on me. Not yet.”

“I love you Roza spoken by Dimitri to rose in the book Spirt Bound”

“We had just paid the check when Dimitri's cell phone rang. "Hello?" he answered. And like that, his face transformed. That fierceness I so associated with him softened, and he practically glowed. "No, no. It's always a good time for you to call, Roza." Whatever the response on the other end was, it made him smile.”