Look what we've done so far. We're pretty good at the impossible.
— Richelle MeadLet me get this straight. The future of our relationship hinged on advice from a fifteen-year-old girl, a probably untrue story from a one-eyed Chihuahua trainer, and me unromantically - yet skillfully - kissing you on top of silverware and china?
— Richelle MeadRelax, having kids is years away. But can you imagine? Your brains, my charm, our collective good looks... Then add in the usual physical abilities dhampirs get. It's really not even fair to everyone else.
— Richelle MeadAdrian, I'm on a date. Why are you here? On my car?
— Richelle MeadWow. What'd he do to deserve that? Rescue orphans from a burning building? If so, you might want to make sure he didn't set the building on fire in the first place.
— Richelle MeadI need it! I need it! It's a royal heirloom!'Adrian?'What are you doing here?'Looking for you. Come on, we need to go. I'll drive you home.'No, I can't. Not until we get it. He stole it!
— Richelle MeadYou know,' he said, 'under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day.'I jumped up.
— Richelle MeadI had never thought I could love another person this much. I also never thought I’d live in such fear of losing another person. Was this how everyone in love felt? Did they all cling tightly to their beloved and wake up terrified in the middle of the night, afraid of being alone? Was that an inevitable way of life when you loved so deeply? Or was it just those of us who walked on a precipice who lived in such panic?
— Richelle MeadYou know,' he said, 'under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my.
— Richelle MeadBecause I can't help doing it,' he said with a shrug. 'And hey, if I keep loving you, maybe you'll eventually crack and love me too. Hell, I'm pretty sure you're already half in love with me.'I am not! And everything you just said is ridiculous. That's terrible logic.'Adrian returned to his crossword puzzle. 'Well, you can think what you want, so long as you remember-no matter how ordinary things seem between us-I'm still here, still in love with you, and care about you more than any other guy, evil or otherwise, ever will.'I don't think you're evil.'See? Things are already looking promising.
— Richelle Mead