“Ive had enough of this destiny bullshit, OK?”

“Oh, right. I doubt this place has any delicious, fattening fast-food places, and maybe the Imperium doesnt either. Yup, no McDonalds, no Burger King, no Ginos Pizza Dear God, have I made a mistake ...”

“Hearing those words, I instinctively turn to my new keeper, regretting it, because for only the third time in my entire existence, tears are streaming down my cheeks.”

“Youre not like any other keeper Ive met before. Ive seen you two together, and more than anything I see you treat him as a friend. You look at him as an equal. Him he looks at you with hope, and ev...”

“Contrary to what you may think, when OSah told me about kytaen, that Id be meeting one, I didnt picture a pet or a lackey to follow me. I didnt think of a prisoner. I I pictured an ally, a friend, OK?”

“No. You see, the night works differently here than in the human realm, he continues. Duwyn is a world of balance. Good and bad, light and dark both must exist to keep the world in harmony.Oh God, ...”

“One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.”

“Everybody has a home team: Its the people you call when you get a flat tire or when something terrible happens. Its the people who, near or far, know everything thats wrong with you and love you an...”

“The more you condemn yourself for thinking or feeling a certain way, the more you feel stuck within your own body and mind.. What if you went the other way and embraced it so totally that it was as...”