“ I thought I saw my entire future once, every moment of it, until the day of my death. I spent it in her arms. Then after twenty years, she left. Jessica Fortunato
“ Cricket’s voice broke through Thomas’s memory. He was reading a letter, most likely from his mother. He was trying hard to hide it, but he was tearing up. “Captain I don’t want to be here,” was all he… Jessica Fortunato
“ I jumped between them holding my hands up in front of me to stop the onslaught. We would all sit down and figure this out as rational adults. We’d been adults for a century at least, and it should not… Jessica Fortunato
“ God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.~Ecclesiastes 3:17 Jessica Fortunato
“ He held up his hands in surrender. “I’m not here to start trouble. I am just doing some research for my thesis.”“If you don’t get out of this bar, you are going to be writing your thesis via Ouija boa… Jessica Fortunato
“ Your cell phone is on the nightstand. Call me immediately if something changes. I don’t care if you are merely dizzy or if you start seeing pink dragons, do you understand?” I solemnly swear I will ca… Jessica Fortunato
“ You think me noble?” She rolled to her side facing him. “Am I saint-like? Do I slay dragons and hang the moon as well? Jessica Fortunato
“ I screeched with frustration, which in hindsight is never okay when there are people trying to kill you. Jessica Fortunato
“ I was sick of the body count that existed around my family. It seemed statistically that eventually the body count would include my family. Jessica Fortunato
“ The Castus had become a myth to most, a shadow, but Thomas knew that every rumor was rooted in truth. Jessica Fortunato
“ After everything, you still want to believe that love prevails, that in the end there will be justice. That is an illusion, and I pity you. Jessica Fortunato
“ For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food. In my distress, I groan aloud and am reduced to skin and bones.… Jessica Fortunato
“ There are no saints either. We are immortal, but not so unlike the humans as you think. We have enemies, we have duties, we hate, we struggle, and we love. Jessica Fortunato
“ I have faith in us as a family, and our friends. I think we will survive because we don’t wish to harm anyone. If you ever need something to believe in, believe that to stand and fight for the people… Jessica Fortunato
