“Your hair is like butterflies, Sebastian said, giggling like a child.Thats nice, Firen said impatiently. Keep moving.Fantastic. I always like my days better with a touch of insanity, Gabriella quip...”

“Burn wounds always elicited pain more terrible than anything else he had ever endured. He didnt relish the idea of forcing himself to suffer through such agony. But it was necessary. Earth depended...”

“Mmm. Sebastian moaned. Its so delicious. He laughed then. Its not the Poisonous Desert; its the Oreo Desert. He scooped up handfuls of dirt and stones and funneled it into his mouth. He licked his ...”

“What are you doing? Egnatious asked, eyebrows furrowed as he watched Gabriella do a flip.Firen mimicked Gabriella and turned to Egnatious. Fun times. Go with it. She didnt even crack a smile, thoug...”

“I think I found your vampire, Andrew said, except this time he wasnt so amused.However, Gabriella was, her smile huge as she laughed, the sound a trill in the densely packed cold air.You think this...”

“He strained his ears, and the darkness felt heavier than before. Oppressive.Were hungry. That came from behind him.They smell tasty, a voice to his left hissed.I dont like this, Andrew said, feelin...”

“Dreaming is what you do when your eyes are closed...living is what you do with that dream once you open your eyes!”

“It happens like this. "One day you meet someone and for some inexplicable reason, you feel more connected to this stranger than anyone else--closer to them than your closest family. Perhaps this pe...”

“When you totally commit yourself to a project and do your work quietly and well, unknown friends will find you and angels will surround you.”

“You arent a vampire. Silver's voice mirrored his shock. She repeated the phrase with a huge smile on her face. You arent a vampire! They dont call me Jackpot for nothing, he joked.”

“What do we do while we wait for my parents to find Jersey? She let him go, took a step back.We live a normal life.The words left his lips without emotion or meaning, because at this point he knew t...”

“Stop! she screamed. Dont hurt him.Back off! Billy shouted.She yanked harder on Billys arm.He isnt a vampire anymore, idiot. Look! Do you see that big, yellow thing up in the sky? Thats called the s...”