“She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.”

“If she know how strongly he felt, she'd have run out the door. He wasn't used to the possessive, or the savage joy she brought to his heart. It ate at his control, so he turned his attention to the...”

“I thought it would be quieter here. [Anna] hadnt meant to say anything, but the noise startled her. The wind in the trees, Bran said. And there are some birds that stay year-round. Sometimes when t...”

“Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life. ~ Bran”

“This was not a man who wanted to give up his mate. This was a man trying to do the honorable thingand give her a choice, no matter hiw much it cost him.”

“New rules. If you are smart enough to live, you wont hit Charless mate in front of his father.”

“Then Walter died as he lived, he told his mate. A hero, a soldier, and a survivor who chose to protect what was precious to him. I don't think, if you could ask him, that he would have any regrets.”

“I built an idea in my head of the hero I wanted to be, a grab bag of traits from heroes, villains, and side characters. I did not have book role models, I had book blueprints.But there remained a h...”

“I am not always good and noble. I am the hero of this story, but I have my off moments.”

“Ethan: "You think I'm a hero?"Beth: "Yes."Ethan: "But lousy husband material?" Like that really mattered to him.Beth: "Don't sweat it. So was Superman.”

“We must protect and share the world.”

“We must protect and share the world.”