Quotes from Rachel Caine

Besides, Shane said I want to see Monica's face when she catches sight of the two of you. Kodak moment.

Tell me he's not talking to Brandon," Claire said. "Um… Ok. He's not talking to Brandon." "You're lying." "Yeah. He's talking to Brandon. Look, let Shane do his thing, okay? He's not as stupid as he looks, mostly.

There is no such thing as unlimited trust. At some point, all beings with free will can, and will, betray you when you're no longer pursuing the same goals.

Unless you want to hang a This Vein for Rent sign around your neck, move already!

Yeah, she was hot, all right, but I think she had the hots for you - kept saying how she saw you over at the Waterhouse last year and you were all, like, wow, amazing. It was like a menage a trois, only you weren't there, thank God.

Eve took me to teach me how to fence, Claire said. Not so much how to fence as how to hold a sword and not drop it, Eve said. And then I fought Oliver to a draw. Shane fluttered his hands. Oh, and then we were all elected as ice princesses and asked to go to Disneyland! Laugh all you want. I'm going to look way better in full skirts than you, Eve said.

In an insane world, sanity made very little sense.

I am sorry my decisions do not meet with your approval, but nevertheless, they are mine, and the consequences are also mine.

Shane talking to Claire - In this whole screwed up town, you're the only thing that's always been right to me, He whispered. I love you, Claire

He hung up on her. She'd just been hung up on by a disembodied brain in a jar. Fantastic.

Hold on, Claire Bear! Next stop, Crazytown!

That's very rude, Myrnin said. I haven't brought my fangs our for some time. Not in mixed company, anyway.

Hey, Mikey? You get her hurt and I'll end you. You let anything happen to Eve and I'll do the same, Michael said. He'd just finished kissing Eve, too. While you're at it, don't get yourself killed, either, bro. Ditto. And don't kiss me.

Did you bring me a hamburger? Did I-No,Myrnin,I didn't bring you a hamburger.Bizarre.He'd never asked for that before. Coffee? It's late. Doughnuts? No. What good are you then?

why don't you just get the bunny slippers with fangs Myrin?

You're seriously going to worry about what people think right now? No, I'm worrying about people taking pictures and putting them on Facebook. That crap never dies. Kind of like you, Mikey. Michael, straight-faced, said, He's got a point, because I would definitely take pictures. So would you. Eve had to grin. Yeah, I would. Okay, then. But you'd look glam. I could fix you up with silver eye shadow to match.

Please. I am the queen of careful. Also, princess of punk fabulousness.

You're not going to suck.'' ''Not at the guitar, anyway,'' Shane said, deadpan. Claire punched him in the arm. ''Ow.

She was poison in a pretty bottle.

I stand corrected. Afternoons are hard. Mornings are pure evil from the pits of hell

I'm not leaving," Sam said, his eyes fixed on the boy he was holding. "Not until Disney Princess here apologizes, or his head comes off, one of the two.

I'm learning all the time. Well, you're a scholar.

There is two feet of space between us, and about a mile of separation.

Mom and Dad had a lot to answer for, she decided. She couldn't even be rude to evil vampires who'd caged her boyfriend and were preparing to roast him alive.