Oliver: Fear is the natural state of anything that dies.
Sometime, somewhere, life always comes to a fight, and peace always comes to an end.
Oh, Claire, he said. You think me a far better man than I am. That's kind, and flattering. Are you saying that you -Doughnuts! Myrnin interrupted her and darted away, to zip back in seconds with an op...
Welcome to Morganville.You'll never want to leave.And even if you do...well, you can't. Sorry about that.
I think so, she [Claire] said. Just watch your back, okay? Nah, Michael’s got mine. He [Shane] looked straight into her eyes.I’ve got yours.
Oliver: You turned me down. So why, I wonder, did you decide Amelie would be a better choice?Claire: She smells better. And she made me cookies.
If you see Myrnin, tell him I said I want my slow cooker back.Your- You let him borrow something you put food in?Hannah's smile disappeared. Why?Um, never mind. I'll make sure it gets disinfected befo...
She can go with us to the lab and keep Myrnin pinned down while we pull the plug, if he's not... you know, better.Define BETTER with that guy.Not all fangs and raaaaar.
He was a nice guy, middle-aged, a little tired, like most doctors usually seemed to be, but he just nodded and said, Let me take a look at him. Shane?I'm not dropping my pants, Shane said. I just thou...
You're much shorter than my mom.Brat, she said, surprised into a giggle.That's no way to talk to a vampire.Bloodsucking brat.Better he said.
Oliver laughed - actually laughed.I like this new Claire, he said. You should work her this hard all the time, Myrnin. She's interesting when she's forthright.Claire, possessed by the spirit of Eve, s...
Here. Have a Coke. That’s good for a sore throat, right?Good for everything, Shane croaked, and took the extended cold can with good grace. Thanks.You owe me a dollar, Eve said. I’ll add it to the fiv...
See? he said, with an unholy amount of glee. I hardly broke any laws at all. I should drive more often.No. Trust me, you shouldn't, Eve said. Think of all the little old people and the children.
Glad it was you and not me, Shane said, and offered Myrin a hand up. Any brain damage?Since the bullet actually passed through his brain, then yes, idiot boy, there's certainly brain damage, Oliver sa...
Don't diss me, Danvers. I'm warning you.''I'm not dissing you,' Claire sighed. 'I'm ignoring you. There's a difference. Dissing you implies I think you're actually important.
Not nearly enough. Not recently, anyway. And she was sad about that.I know, he said, and kissed the back of her hand. We’ll fix it. Get some sleep.Night, she said, and watched him walk toward the door...
How'd you get to be so good at this?I had a good teacher.Better not have been Myrnin or I'll have to kick his predatory ass.I mean you, dummy.Oh.
Amelie said, I won’t be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals. She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. Now defend what is ours...
She was almost at the top of the steps, and Shane was right behind her, when she heard Myrnin say, in a quiet voice that was like the old Myrnin, the one she actually liked, I'm sorry, Claire. I never...
Myrnin, who hadn't said much, suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened, shocked, and for a panicked second wondered whether he'd suddenly decided to snack on her neck... but...