“Everyones searching for someone to end the pain of loneliness. Even the darkest of souls wants a shot at redemption.”

“Once upon a time, he mightve chased her and tumbled her in the sheets with the promise of more in the future.”

“Ice upon ice, and yet, inside, she melted and mourned all the same.”

“She would never forget how his soul was lonely as the moon theyd met under, and how, for several brief moments, shed been able to chase the loneliness away.”

“Truth be told, loneliness had seeped into her bones with the passing of time until it had become her normal way of life.”

“Like a firework, a persons life flashed brightest right before expiration.”

“My candle burns at both ends;It will not last the night;But ah, my foes, and oh, my friendsIt gives a lovely light!”

“Everyone and everything needed to be raised to its highest level the teacher must become a mage, the husband a knight errant, the labor a hero in a sacred drama intensified, rarefied, baptized in...”

“What am I to y”

“Tell them I came, and no one answered,That I kept my word," he said.Never the least stir made the listeners,Though every word he spakeFell echoing through the shadowiness of the still houseFrom the...”

“Some people think they can just decree that everything will be fine. The world doesnt work like that. Im not sure the world gives a crap about anyones promises, well-meaning or otherwise. Sometimes...”

“In a world where vows are worthless.Where making a pledge means nothing. Where promises are made to be broken, it would be nice to see words come back into power.”

“And you are?She fluttered her hand over her face andbrushed a wisp of light brown hair from her brow.The governor calls me Kitty. Itd probably be best if you did, too.What an alluring name? It make...”

“He look at you not because you are sexy, but because your perfect smile.”

“He looked at me with such raw need that my heart skipped a beat. He licked his lips and slowly lowered his head to mine. Does it even matter if he only wants me for my blood?”