"Do you think we can be friends?” I asked.He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend."
- Priya Ardis
"Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.” British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you."
"Merlin’s beard."
- J.K. Rowling
"The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try"
- Mary Stewart
"Fighting in the name of freedom has too high a price," Merlin sighed as he leaned into his mother's arms."
- Dee Marie
"Vane’s lips tightened to suppress a smile. “Why so hostile, love?”“You whacked me on the head with a ball!”“You deserved it."
"I caught his hand. “What do you want me to do?”Leaning down, he kissed the pulse beating on my neck just above the damaged skin. “Tomorrow, I need you to die."
"He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face."
"I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hu..."
"Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up for air."