“The Shadow-maker shapes forever.”

“Times are not good here. The city is crumbling into ashes. It has been buried under taxes and frauds and maladministrations so that it has become a study for archaeologists...but it is better to li...”

“But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth that is the happiness of being truly loved.”

“A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind.”

“For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of the Bible to that literature would be to leave one's literary education very incomplete.”

“There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from fulfilling her natural destiny.”

“Oh my god! Madison, what is with you and non-human guys?”

“Hey, hey, just a little scare. Said Nico, backing away from a very guarded Katty. Gotta get used to those if your going to be a Vampire. Just wanted to see if you were on your game. As far as I can...”

“Oh God, Jenna said, will you shut up and kiss me before I change my mind?”