“I wanted to find a nice quiet spot, go to sleep, and dream about kittens.”

“I felt a smile on my face. "Thanks." "For what?" "Using my name instead of calling me a thing.”

“Great. I guess you're the dog whisperer, vampire edition.”

“What was it about women and crying that made me feel like crap? They must have guilt pheromones in their tears.”

“Can I finish my blasted story? We'll get to supernatural kindergarten later.”

“Hell, yeah, Ryland. Man up and carpe girl.”

“There was something rather blousy about roses in full bloom, something shallow and raucous, like women with untidy hair”

“A vampire is like a Rose. They are beautiful, yet harmful.”

“The guy who enters pro sports hasn't run scared from the 7th grade on. Until he enters the pros, it's been nothing but roses.”

“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?”

“I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try...”

“I can resist everything except temptation.”

“Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is we'll find it.”