“Take me away from all this Death.”

“Only death will take me away from you, vampire girl," he whispered. "And even then, I'll watch over you from wherever I end up.”

“Death is not an evil, because it frees us from all evils, and while it takes away good things, it takes away also the desire for them. Old age is the supreme evil, because it deprives us of all pleasures, leaving us only the appetite for them, and it brings with it all sufferings. Nevertheless, we fear death, and we desire old age.”

“I used to think that only death could take someone away from me, but I have learned so many lesser things could steal someone away. Just as completely; just as forever.”

“All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.”

“I wanted to be respected and to be loved. I longed for a man, like my father, to come and take me away from it all.”