“If I say I will protect you, I will."~Alexi de Warenne to Elysse O'Neill”

“If I say I will protect you, I will."~Alexi de Warenne to Elysse O'Neill”

“If there must be madness, something may be said for having it on a heroic scale”

“Keep out of this," Lucian said. "I'm not smiting anybody.""You're showing mercy." Catch-a-Tick nodded. "That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting.”

“What a great thing, to be loved! What a greater thing still, to love! The heart becomes heroic though passionif no one loved, the sun would go out.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”