Quotes from Richelle Mead

He was hiding from his problems in a bottle, something that went against every piece of my nature. Me? I couldn?t let my problems win without a fight.

Until now, you have always lived your life alone. Every decision you've made has been for you and you alone. Now, and for the rest of your days, your life will be tied to another's. Every decision you make will be for both of you. What one does affects the other. You are a family, a team . . . inseparable and unbreakable.

You're a terrible liar, Sage, but I'm still touched you'd attempt it for my sake. A for effort.

Sage is convinced one extraneous calorie will make her go from super skinny to just regular skinny. Tragedy.

She kept the wish to herself, as she should have, and simply blew out the candle.I clapped and whistled and then dove into my own cupcake, dying to know how my creations tasted. And seeing as I'd done the hard work—frosting and decorating—I felt like I could take credit and call them my creations. All Cassie had done was get the ingredients, come up with the recipe, and do all the measuring and mixing.

Brayden met my eyes. His were hazel, almost like Eddie's but with a little green. Not as much green as Adrian's, of course. No one's eyes were that amazingly green.

I wanted to cry and scream to the world that this was unfair, but I knew I had no right. Life was unfair to a lot of people. I wasn't special, and this was the fate I'd been given.

That means nothing," said Abe with a shrug. I had a feeling that if I stood and suddenly confessed to the murder, he would still claim it was dubious evidence.

Can't you ever get off for good behavior?" "Sure, if I was ever good.

Rose Hathaway, I can't wait to see you again. If you're this charming while tired and annoyed and this gorgeous while bruised and in ski clothes, you must be devastating at your peak. -Adrian to Rose

And I figured you'd drive a four-hour round-trip before giving up your car to someone else

Tradition or not, I sometimes thought putting children on an old guy's lap was already creepy enough. We didn't need to mix alcohol into it.

Love is a flame in the dark. A breath of warmth on a winter's night. A star that guides you home.

Rosemarie you are out of line

Whether it's simply some fierce animal joining of mates or a sublime merging of souls, she is mine, and I am hers.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. I didn't care that we were out in public. I didn't care that he was Moroi. All that mattered was that he was Adrian, my Adrian. My match. My partner in crime.

I pulled out box after box, setting them haphazardly around the room. My organization lacked something -- like, say, organization ...

You can't," I murmured, swallowing the tears back with great effort. "You can't keep saving me, can't keep trying to. It's too late." "No," he said. His heart was in his eyes, and it was ripping mine apart. "Not for you. Never.

i will always love you." "no you won't. you'll move on. So will i.

I wanted to bring Lissa back, and I wanted to return to Adrian's arms again, return to his lips and all this life... "Hathaway! Good God, do I have to hose you down?

If the other person says "Fuck Off," well, then, deal. Move on.

Eighteen, and already you've been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see. I couldn't be prouder.

But to be able to kiss someone you love when you're fully and completely in control of yourself and know who you are...it's exquisite. How we love others is affected by how we love ourselves...

Being charming is my hobby