Quotes from Christopher Golden

That way if they were disappointed or disgusted with her, she'd only have to live with that reaction for a couple of months.

Angel: You think I want anything to happen to you? Do you think I could stand it?

And the next evening, when she returns from her life in the daylight, he confesses: I did a lot of thinking today. I can't really be around you...because when I am...all I can think about is how badly I want to kiss you— Unable to conquer his passions, he does kiss her, fiercely, until, bloodlust upon him, he pulls back and reveals his true face: He is her enemy. He is a vampire.

Still, Buffy wavers in her duty as the Slayer: He's never done anything to hurt me. And she and Willow talk about him pretty much as they would talk about any boy they were interested in: Willow: Okay, here's something I gotta know: when Angel kissed you, I mean before he turned into...How was it? Buffy: Unbelievable. —ANGEL

He loved his wife and his kids right up to the moment it threatened his ability to have a good time, to be adored.

And yet, there is an odd resonance to the discord of his actions: Buffy: "It's so weird…Every time something like that happens, my first instinct is to run and tell Angel. I can't believe it's the same person. He's the complete opposite of what he was." Willow: "Well…sort of, except…" Buffy: "Except what?" Willow: "You're still the only thing he thinks about." —"PASSION"

Late-night promises were like Schrödinger's cat, existing in a state of flux, full of the potential to be kept or broken. Only in the morning would he know if the cat was alive or dead.

The lesson of the biblical tale of Noah's ark was a simple one, a refrain that echoed throughout the Old Testament: Behave, or God will fuck you up.

Nothing could stay perfect, but if you were lucky and diligent, you could steal a few perfect moments in your life.

If you are winter, then I am spring

College would be a new beginning, a time when they could both choose to be anything or anyone they wished.

The lesson of the biblical tale of Noah's ark was a simple one, a refrain that echoed throughout the Old Testament: behave, or God will fuck you up.

You talking to yourself back here?" she asked. "First sign of madness," he admitted. "But you're not really crazy until you start answering yourself back." "You're only half-crazy, then. Good to know.

I find it most remarkable that we who are so intimately involved in the battle between good and evil are even more involved with the shades of gray in between them.

What is it with you and the Wizard of Oz references? Zombies and werewolves and vamps, oh my. Zombies and werewolves and...

We're all leaving now", Blue Eyes whispered to her. "Together. Out the front door. Scream, and we'll kill you here and now. "Or later", Willow suggested nervously. "Later would be a big improvement on that idea. We could meet back here in, say, an hour, and you can exhibit your homicidal tendencies then, okay? That would be way better for us.

she yanked open her shoulder bag and pulled out a stake. Boy Scouts and vampire slayers should always be prepared.

Yo, zombie guys, pay attention. When it's Simon says, that means you have to do what I say. Let's be more direct. The Slayer says die, like, forever.

Xander Harris: Hair. Red. Red is good. Fire engines are red. Porsche's are red.

She was the Slayer. Normal teen angst didn't stack up to fangs at your throat.

Is your faith such a fragile thing that it can be so easily shattered?

The ugliest parts of history are the most important parts to remember.

Sometimes Drusilla forgot she was really there, a tangible creature and not some ghost of a memory, drifting about the world, only observing.

He whispered, breaking the silence because he could no longer bear it, daring to make a noise because a whisper was better than a scream