“ He must have been handsome when he was alive and was handsome still, although made monstrous by his pallor and her awareness of what he was. His mouth looked soft, his cheekbones as sharp as blades, a… Holly Black
“ You said you were allowed to lose it,' some part of her reminded herself. 'Not yet, not yet. Holly Black
“ I'm going to take off your gag. And if you try to bite me or grab me or anything, I'll hit you with this thing as hard as I can as many times as I can. Understood? Holly Black
“ Tana would sit near the door to the basement with fingers in her ears, tears and snot running down her face as she cried and cried and cried. And little Pearl would toddle up, crying, too. They cried… Holly Black
“ She took a deep breath, Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing? His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd struck him, Yes, he said finally. Holly Black
“ He let out a hiss of pain,then smiled that crooked, sheepish smile he always fell back on when he was caught doing something bad. Sorry. I-I didn't mean to. I just- I've been lying here for hours, thi… Holly Black
“ That was seven years ago. The doctors told her father the memory would fade, like the big messy scar on her arm, but neither ever did. Holly Black
“ His wax-white skin was cool to the touch when she brushed his neck to find the knot of cloth. She'd never been this close to a vampire,never realized what it would be like to be so near to someone who… Holly Black
“ Behind Tana there was the sounds of splintering wood, as though something very large had hot the door. No, she said softly, Oh no. No. Leave me, said Gavriel. .....Shut up or I might, she told him. Holly Black
“ Be careful, Aidan called from the bed. You don't know what he might do. We all know what you'd do, though, don't we? Holly Black
“ Are you sure? Aidan asked, Gavriel's still a vampire. He warned me about you and about them. He didn't have to. I'm not going to repay that by- she hesitated, then frowned. What did you call him? Tha… Holly Black
“ Maybe it was that nearly everyone else was dead and she felt a little bit dead too, but she figured that even a vampire deserved to be saved. Maybe she ought to leave him, but she wasn't going to. Holly Black
“ I'm sorry,' she said to each of the dead as she unzipped and unfastened their things, 'I'm sorry Courtney. I'm sorry Marcus. I'm sorry Rachel. I'm sorry Jon. I'm sorry I'm alive and you're dead. I'm s… Holly Black
“ Little mouse, a voice said through the keyhole. Don't you know the more you wriggle, the greater the cat's delight? Holly Black
“ His voice had a faint trace of an accent she couldn't place - one that made her pretty sure he was no local kid infected the night before. Holly Black
