“Janie - with you, life is always interesting.”

“He smiled, immediately making Janie forgive him for lurking like a stalker in her bedroom.”

“It wasn't like being face to face with a human. He didn't need air to breathe. She noticed sometimes he did, an instinct left over from his human years. Janie paused to feel his heartbeat under her chest. It sped quickly, in equal rhythm with hers. She counted the beats to make certain his heart really beat. It did.”

“She radiated pure hatred; a hatred that could only develop when you love someone - the fine line between love and hate had been crossed.”

“It couldn't be true. She'd finally put her guard down, tried to trust in someone other than her mother and Abram. She'd finally found someone to love. It couldn't be. God couldn't be so cruel.”

“Unfortunately for her, he was her weakness.”

“Going from love to loneliness was worse than not knowing love at all.”