“It's an illusion, control," Naomi said. "You ought to understand that by now, young Claire. We are never in control of our destinies, even the strongest of us. All we can hope to do is not be too b...”

“Myrnin was silent for a beat, and then he said, "Bob would be very disappointed in you.”

“Whats her name? Claire, whats her name?”

“You can't go around... licking things that come out of a water treatment plant. That's just... unsanitary.”

“Even bipolar vampires needed sleep from time to time, and he was well past his recommended safe dosage of stress.”

“His smile was bright and sweet and hot enough to melt solid steel. "Is this the part where I kiss you?""If you like.""Oh," he said, "I like.”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”