“ Do you have any idea who Erin was kissing?""Yeah, so we'll brush out teeth really, really thoroughly afterwards," I said, bumping her nose with mine gently. I wasn't going to let anyone spoil this mom… Stacey Kade
“ I couldn't loose somebody else like that, without even the chance to say good-bye. Not again. Not her. Stacey Kade
“ At least I graduated," he muttered, stabbing the key in and unlocking the door. I sucked in a breath. "I think dying was a little out of my control, thank you very much.""If you say so". He shrugged,… Stacey Kade
“ The trouble with rules, though, is that you'll always be tempted to break one- for the right reasons, due to unavoidable circumstances, because it feels as if there's no other choice. And once you bre… Stacey Kade
“ Pretending to feel something you don't can often lead you to the real thing, in some form. Stacey Kade
“ So it turns out that late-night flashes of brilliance often look a little less brilliant in the bright light of morning. Stacey Kade
“ What happened to you?" she asked."Ben was feeling artistic. Wanted to rearrange my face. Stacey Kade
“ So what did it matter where she came from? Who-or what-her parents were? Everyone's family was messed up in some way including my own. And she was still the same Ariane. Stacey Kade
“ Trust me, you see the dead walking around, you learn not to scream, laugh, or piss yourself pretty quickly. Stacey Kade
“ I leaned back to look at her, seeing only her, this girl who was Ally but also Alona, and who bore a resemblance to a friend i'd once had but was someone new. Someone i could live without, but didn't… Stacey Kade
“ It might have been my human side clamoring for blood, or my alien side looking for a chance to exercise strategic dominance over a lesser life form. Either way, I was going to win. Stacey Kade
“ She shrugged and flipped her glossy hair behind her shoulders. "What else do you have to do with your time besides think about stuff like this? It's not like you're real heavy into extracurriculars. B… Stacey Kade
“ What was the point, I had to wonder, of fighting so hard to learn to protect my life if I was destroying it in the process? Stacey Kade
“ The truth is, it's really only okay to be yourself if that self is within an accepted range of 'normal'. Stacey Kade