Good for you, Ethan." That's what my poor mama would've said. Ma'am.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

Who can judge the judge?

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

A bitter man needs to place his troubles on the front of his tongue so that they taste sweeter.

Q: What is wrong with the world?A: Everybody pays attention to pictures of things. Nobody pays attention to things themselves.

Assumptions are unopened windows that foolish birds fly into, and their broken bodies are evidence gathered too late.

Even in the middle of a noisy mass of students, one girl’s laugh grabbed my attention.

Continue to share your heart with people even if it's been broken.

The whole force of the State is at your back if you should need it. I'm afraid that all the queen's horses and all the queen's men cannot avail in this matter.

Of all your associations, it is your relationship with God, your Heavenly Father, who is the source of your moral power.

I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.

With vampires, there is such a great tradition that you suddenly find yourself a part of. Each generation reinvents what that means to them.

It's not a good idea to put your wife into a novel; not your latest wife anyway.