I know there are monsters on this earth,' said Tessa. 'You cannot tell me otherwise. I have seen them.

“Look, I asked you here for a reason. Much as I hate to admit it, vampire, we ha…”

“It won't be pleasant.""Nothing ever is.”

“He played of love and loss and years of silence, words unsaid and vows unspoken…”

“Don't make it sound like that. Like some ordinary sort of grief. It's not like …”