“So that’s why vampires are so pissed off all the time? Because their junk’s gone rusty?”
“Are you OK with pissing people off to succeed? Because that’s what will happen. Success pisses off the unsuccessful.”
“My mom used to say that’s why we have memory. And the opposite of memory—hope. So things that are gone can still matter. So we can build off our pasts and make futures.”
“You just don't want a vampire pissed off at you.”
“The favorite game of temperamental people is Try to Guess Why I’m Ticked Off. (Contestant number one, Why do YOU think he’s pissed off? Why, I’m not sure, Bob, but I’m going to go with ‘Because I Left the Faucet Dripping.’ BEEP. I’m sorry, that’s incorrect. The correct answer is: ‘Because You Happen to Exist.’)”
“I am a vampire," I say softly. "And you have pissed me off.”