I had seen my becoming a vampire in two lights: The first light was simply enchantment... But the other light was my wish for self-destruction.

“I didn’t look to the shore much after this first long and memorable glimpse. I …”

“How can so much beauty hide such a bruised and steely heart, and why must I lov…”

“I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt that…”

“You know nothing... And suppose the vampire who made you knew nothing, and the …”