“
You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire (Night World, #1))
“
I told you. You don't love someone because of their looks or their clothes or their car. You love them because they sing a song only your heart can understand.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
People die . . . so love them every day.
Beauty fades . . . so look before it's gone.
Love changes . . . but not the love you give.
And if you love, you'll never be alone.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Witchlight (Night World, #9))
“
Even when we're apart, we'll be looking at the same sky!
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
Katherine," he said. He was still smiling.
"Yes." She leaned closer.
"Katherine..."
"Yes, Damon?"
"Go to hell.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury / Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4))
“
Why do people always assume that volume will succeed when logic won’t? - Damon
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
Au milieu de l'hiver, j'ai découvert en moi un invincible été.
”
”
Albert Camus
“
Evil will never find peace. It may triumph, but it will never find peace.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1))
“
You know, you've never really cared about anyone," he said. "But someday you will, and it's going to hurt. It's going to hurt a lot.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire (Night World, #1))
“
I fell in love with you. I didn't do it on purpose
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Hunter (The Forbidden Game, #1))
“
You're talking!"
"I know I am."
"And making sense!"
"Thank you kindly."
"And in sentences!"
"I've noticed." - Stefan and Elena
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
The name is Salvatore. As in savior.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2))
“
Dear Diary,
Oh, it's all too much to explain and you wouldn't believe it anyway. I'm going to bed.
Bonnie
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
Mary-Lynnette: "You have not read 'Pride and Prejudice'."
Ash: "Why not?"
Mary-Lynnette: "Because Jane Austen was a human."
Ash: "How do you know?"
Mary-Lynnette: "Well Jane Austen was a woman, and you're a chauvinist pig."
Ash: "Yes, well, that I can't argue.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
It means that there's only one love for everyone who exists. And when you meet that love, you know them. You know you were meant to be together, and nothing can keep you apart.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6))
“
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn about anyone else
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury / Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4))
“
And if he left me of his own free will, then he should get ready for the bitch-slapping of his life.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
Ash? Get bent and die.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
Each night I lie and dream about the one
Who kissed me and awakened my desire
I spent a single hour with him alone
And since that hour, my days are layed with fire.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Circle Booklet)
“
Get away from my brother." - Damon
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
Nothing really dies as long as it's not forgotten
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
When you're soulmates, it hits you like lightning, and you know that's the one person in the world you were meant to be with. You don't think you're soulmates; you just know it's your destiny whether you like it or not.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
I don't need to kill goats to say things. I CAN talk.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
DON'T YOU DARE DIE ON ME, JEZEBEL! DON'T YOU DARE! Or I'll follow you to the next world and KILL you.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Huntress (Night World, #7))
“
Jeremy: "Who did it? Wait-you think I did. Don't you?"
Ash: "It did cross our minds at one point. Actually, it seemed to keep crossing them. Back and forth. Maybe we should put in a crosswalk.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
Gimme an S! A T! An O! A C! Followed by a K-H-O-L-M! What's it spell? HEAD FUCK.
- Jane
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5))
“
Yeah, tell me I’m a bottle of single malt scotch, she thought. That’s the way to my heart.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
I have never been in love before," Julian said. "You're my first-and you'll be my only.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Hunter (The Forbidden Game, #1))
“
I need you like - like light. You're light, all right - like a flame to a moth. I told you once that you shouldn't mess with forbidden things - I should have taken my own advice.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
Damon’s voice was no louder than before. “Get away from my brother.” Bonnie could feel it inside him, a swell of Power like a tsunami. He continued, “Before I tear your heart out.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury / Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4))
“
The thing is- and I know this is going to sound strange-that I seem to love you sort of desperately
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
The grass was plush under his feet as he flew down the right flank of the field.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
Come on, it’s an American tradition. Apple soup? Mom’s homemade chicken pie?'
She chuckled in spite of herself, then winced. 'It’s apple pie and Mom’s homemade chicken soup. But you didn’t do badly, for a start.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
Feeling better?” he asked.
“As warm as chicken-apple soup.”
“I’m never going to hear the end of that, am I?
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
Even if you kill her, she'll still be alive-here." He tapped his chest. "In me. I keep her here. She's part of me. So until you kill me, you can't really kill her. And you can't win. It's that simple.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6))
“
I want him to love me as much as I love him.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1))
“
Elena startled both of them by flying up so quickly that Stefan had to grab her by the waist to keep her from shooting toward the ceiling.
I thought you had gravity!”
So did I! What do I do?”
Think heavy thoughts!”
What if it doesn’t work?”
We’ll buy you an anchor!
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
I'm going to kiss you... until you faint
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
Ghouls weren't smart, but like the Energizer Bunny they kept going and going.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Huntress (Night World, #7))
“
It was like a song, one of those sweet, wrenching songs that makes the hair on your arms stand up. That makes you want to throw yourself on the floor and just bawl. Or fall backward and surrender to the music utterly.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
You were always mine. -Black
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
- If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning"
- End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies"
- If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity".
So Let's be positive. "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam of feel LIFE
”
”
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
“
For a moment, as Damon glanced toward Elena, their gazes met and something electric passed between them. It made Elena tingle all over, that look did.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
I used my brains to outsmart teachers—and that wasn't very smart at all.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
Okay. I'll help you fight. What do you think we're up against? Bears, Coyotes..."
"My Brother.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly it loses it's caterpillar life.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
If somebody had said last week that I'd be in... involved... with a human, I'd have knocked his head off. I mean, after howls of derisive laughter. But.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
He put an arm around his brother to help him up. And then, for a moment, he just held on.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury / Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4))
“
I loved her when I hated her. And I loved her when I didn’t want anything to do with her. I was so crazy about her, the lines had blurred together. Feelings were mixed, emotions twisted together.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
Christ, don't you ever knock?
It's Lassiter. L-A-S-S-I-T-E-R. How is it possible you're still getting me confused with someone else? Do I need a nametag?
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7))
“
I mean, it's not like he's Damon Salvatore hot
”
”
M. Leighton (For the Love of a Vampire (Blood Like Poison, #1))
“
Maybe it just means that love can be stronger than fear.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
This Kitten Has Claws
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Chosen (Night World, #5))
“
I'm in love with you. I think everything you do is marvelous.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
I'm as cruel as life. As cruel as love.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
Does everybody ever want everything they can have? really?
”
”
L.J. Smith (Spellbinder (Night World, #3))
“
Winter is coming, Elena," he said, and his voice was clear and chilling even over the howling of the wind, "An unforgiving season. Before it comes, you'll have learned what I can and can't do. Before winter is here, you'll have joined me. You'll be mine.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2))
“
Soulmates. That was the word. Maggie could sense what it meant. Two people connected, bound to each other forever, soul to soul, in a way that even death couldn't break. Two souls that were destined for each other.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 3 (Night World, #7-9))
“
You want a love that consumes you. You want passion and adventure, and even a little danger... I want you to get everything you're looking for. But for right now, I want you to forget that this happened. Can't have people knowing I'm in town yet. Goodnight, Elena.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
Very touching. Do you want me to imitate a violin?
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury (The Vampire Diaries #3))
“
Elena gasped back, "I can touch the ground!"
"I can see you touching it!", Bonnie exclaimed with tears of joy.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
How much snow are they calling for?” “Somewhere between a lot and holy fuck.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Frigid (Frigid, #1))
“
That was the problem with having walls so hard and high and unscalable....When they came down, they crumbled completely, shattering into nothingness.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Witchlight (Night World, #9))
“
And just then Damon stepped out of the coat closet, and at the same time Aunt Maggie tripped him neatly and said, “Bathroom door beside you,” and picked up a vase and hit the rising Damon over the head with it. Hard.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
Bonnie, believe in me. I’ll save you.
I remember how to fly.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
Bad magic happens"
Ash Redfern
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire (Night World, #1))
“
You only want everything you don't have"
Matt from The vampire diaries
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries #2))
“
You love her, don't you?' [Rob] said to Gabriel.
Gabriel finall seemed able to break their locked stare. He looked away, at the carpet. His face was bleak.
Yes' he said
More than anything,' Rob persisted. 'You'd crawl on your belly over broken glass for her. Easy.'
Yes, damn you,' Gabriel said. 'Happy now?
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Passion (Dark Visions, #3))
“
Lust is when you want the person to make you feel good. Love is when you want to make the other person feel good.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
I love you," she said. "You made me fall in love with you. I don't care how tall you are or what color your hair is-I care about you. You make me laugh. You're smart. You're gentle. And you're real, you're a real person, not some jock with a facade that's going to fall apart when I get to know him. I know you already, and I love you, you idiot. I don't care what you do with toilet paper.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Kill (The Forbidden Game, #3))
“
We’ve waited a long time for this. I want the real thing. Not the watered-down version. And the real thing is not only beautiful. It is also ugly. I want your truth.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
I never cheat. I practice Gamesmanship - the art of winning games without actually cheating.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
And Meredith and Bonnie, who's going to bend some spoons for us next. I'm going to throw you down a rope… that is, unless Bonnie can levitate you out.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries #2))
“
All I refuse and thee I choose.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Hunter (The Forbidden Game, #1))
“
I do believe in shooting the messenger.
You know why? Because it sends a message.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2))
“
You,” Damon said somewhat indistinctly through the blood in his mouth, “have been a naughty boy, boy.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
If you're going to be bad, be bad with a purpose or else you're not worth forgiving.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
No love is fully requited. No love is equal. No love is fair. There is always one side that loves more. And you better not be that side—because it suffers.
”
”
L.J. Shen (The Kiss Thief)
“
Love and death are everything, Jenny. Danger is the best part of the game. I thought you knew that."
-Julian
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Chase (The Forbidden Game, #2))
“
Poppy: Um, can we cross running water?
James: Sure. And we can walk into people's homes without being invited, and roll in garlic if we don't mind losing friends.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire / Daughters of Darkness / Spellbinder (Night World, #3))
“
J'ai toujours préféré la folie des passions à la sagesse de l'indifférence.
”
”
Anatole France
“
How you’ve always felt?” “I’ve loved you my entire life,” he said, eyes locked on mine. “And I would love you for the rest of my life if you’d let me, Syd.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Frigid (Frigid, #1))
“
I'm with you, my angel.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
And, at such a time, for a few of us there will always be a tugging at the heart—knowing a precious moment had gone and we not there. We can ask and ask but we can’t have again what once seemed ours for ever—the way things looked, that church alone in the fields, a bed on belfry floor, a remembered voice, a loved face. They’ve gone and you can only wait for the pain to pass.
”
”
J.L. Carr (A Month in the Country)
“
There is nothing frightening in the dark if you just face it.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Captive Part II / The Power (The Secret Circle, #2-3))
“
Me, a tease? I am not. I put out...thank you very much.
- Jamie Killian
”
”
J.L. Langley (The Tin Star (Ranch Series, #1))
“
If you lose, there's the devil to pay.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
I used to think of you as a villain, but you’re not my villain. You’re your own villain.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
And to see the white flash of Klaus's eyes as he whirled on her. For one stunned instant she stared at him, and then lightning crackled.
From an empty sky.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
James, pull over, I want to kiss you.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire / Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #1-2))
“
Good night, Gabriel.' [Kaitlyn] said
You jerk
[Gabriel] widened his eyes. 'Don't you want to stay? It's a big bed.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Strange Power (Dark Visions, #1))
“
You showed me what it was like to love. What the world could be like, if
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Kill (The Forbidden Game, #3))
“
You take a really sleepy man, Esmé, and he always stands a chance of again becoming a man with all his fac—with all his f-a-c-u-l-t-i-e-s intact.
”
”
J.D. Salinger (Nine Stories)
“
My first kiss and I'm comatose. Great.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire (Night World, #1))
“
The sky was overcast, with alternating sunshine and rain.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
Moonshine,” he whispered. “You fill up the empty, dark space—like the moon owns the sky. It is quiet. It is bright. It doesn’t need to be a ball of flame to be noticed. It simply exists. It forever glows.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2))
“
Apologize for not being mine when you should’ve been. Because Emilia, baby...” I tilted my head sideways. “It was always fucking us and you know it.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
To touch him in ways he'd never been touched before, this person who, beyond all logic, was the other half of her. Who belonged to her. Who was her soulmate.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 3 (Night World, #7-9))
“
The world seemed to slow down.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
I am just two and two. I am hot. I am cold. I'm the parent of numbers that cannot be told. I'm a gift beyond measure, a matter of course, and I'm yielded with pleasure- when taken by force.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
She was the one who was supposed to have walked with him through different lives, being born and loving and dying and being born again. They'd been born for each other, to help each other grow and blossom and discover and evolve.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6))
“
QUINN; You always look after Number One, don't you?
ASH; Doesn't everybody?
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
...love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances. The passion is the same. The pain is the same.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
The image isn't reality. Even though we're used to thinking that way alot of the time. We show a kid a picture of a dog and say 'This is a doggie' - but it's not. It's just an image.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
If I’d stayed there, would I always have been happy? No, I suppose not. People move away, grow older, die, and the bright belief that there will be another marvelous thing around each corner fades. It is now or never; we must snatch at happiness as it flies.
”
”
J.L. Carr (A Month in the Country)
“
She now knew that it was possible to love two people at once—because you could love them in different ways.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3))
“
So, do you clean, too?”
“Hell, no!.. I’m gay ... not a damn housewife!”
Everybody laughed.
(The Tin Star)
”
”
J.L. Langley
“
I'd rather cut my throat," she said.
An intriguing thought. But I can do it so much more enjoyably.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
If I don't want to be seen, you don't see me.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
It's not wrong to hustle hustlers. It's like killing murderers, a public service. -Damon Salvatore
”
”
L.J. Smith (Moonsong (The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters, #2))
“
You always were selfish. Your one fault. Not willing to share anything, are you?" Suddenly, Damon's lips curved up in a singularly beautiful smile. But fortunately the lovely Elena is more generous. Didn't she tell you about our little liaisons? Why? The first time we met she almost gave herself to me on the spot."
"That's a lie!"
"Oh, no, dear brother, I never lie about anything important. Or do I mean unimportant? Anyway, your beauteous damsel nearly swooned into my arms. I think she likes men in black." As Stefan stared at him, trying to control his breathing, Damon added, almost gently, "You're wrong about her, you know, You think she's sweet and docile like Katherine. She isn't. She's not your type at all, my saintly brother. She has a spirit and a fire in her that you wouldn't know what to do with."
"And you would, I suppose."
Damon uncrossed his arms and slowly smiled again. "Oh, yes.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2))
“
Sky and sea, keep harm from me. Earth and fire, bring… my desire.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Initiation / The Captive Part I (The Secret Circle, #1-2))
“
Are you two you know?" Jacob pointed at us. " Together? Together? "
I didn't get a chance to answer. Cam spun me around and kissed me, right there between the two buildings. It was no friendly peck on the lips. When our tongues touched, my bag slipped off my arm and hit the frosted ground.
"Holy crap," Jacob muttered. "I think they're going to make babies.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Wait for You (Wait for You, #1))
“
There's always tomorrow."
I followed him. "Tomorrow's not going to change anything."
"We'll see."
"There's nothing to see. You're wasting your time."
"When it concerns you, it's never a waste of my time," he replied.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Wait for You (Wait for You, #1))
“
I texted back: Did you make it home?
A few minutes passed while I stared at my phone. Yeah. Fam showering me with affection. U cld learn frm them.
I think you get enough attention.
I'm needy.
Boy, don't I know that.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Wait for You (Wait for You, #1))
“
The Night World isn't a place. It's all around us. The creatures of Night World are beautiful and deadly and irresitable to humans. Your best friend could be one-so could your crush.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
I'm playing with fire, with something I don't understand.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1))
“
Mouse sandwiches and open graves?" Meredith arched an elegant eyebrow. "I think you're getting Stephen King mixed up with Lewis Carroll.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
There is nothing more poetically inspiring Than loving the right person At the wrong place At the wrong time
”
”
L.J. Shen (Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1))
“
That wasn’t luck,” answered Alick with a shrug.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
No matter. Mr. Dixon will escort you to your Grandfather’s home.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
Alick grabbed the seat arms tightly, trying to keep tears from his eyes as they backed away from the world he had known.”
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
Alick Rae was in the zone.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
The heart doesn’t ask for permission to feel things. It simply feels.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2))
“
Stars also symbolize the cycle of life, solitude and gravity. They glow in the dark energy that’s the majority of space, and remind us that even in the pitch black, there’s always something that can shine.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Ruckus (Sinners of Saint, #2))
“
You wanted us all back together again!" Bonnie shouted at Caroline, and pulled the scandalized girl into the dance. Meredith, her dignity forgotten, joined them too.
And for a long time in the clearing there was only rejoicing.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
You’re weird.” “I know.” I lifted my head so my chin rested on his chest. “But you love me?” His lips tipped up at the corners. “I love you as much as a kid loves Santa.” I laughed. “That’s serious.” “Hardcore,” he murmured.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Frigid (Frigid, #1))
“
The first breath of autumn was in the air, a prodigal feeling, a feeling of wanting, taking, and keeping before it is too late.
”
”
J.L. Carr (A Month in the Country)
“
There’s nothing to read into. I’m here to collect my beloved Damon and
Stefan is just helping me.”
Bonnie looked at her with her brows knitted and her mouth pursed, but
didn’t venture a word.
“Bonnie?”
“Um-hm?”
“Did I just say what I thought I said?”
“Um-hm.”
Elena, with one motion, gathered an armful of pillows and deposited them
on her face.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1))
“
When she got control of herself a few minutes later, she realized that in his arms she felt almost what she had in her dream, that inexpressible sense of peace and security. Of belonging, utterly.
As long as her soulmate was alive, and they were together, she would be all right.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 3 (Night World, #7-9))
“
More than anything." Rob persisted. "You'd crawl on your belly over broken glass for her. Easy.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Passion (Dark Visions, #3))
“
Our minds work alike, she thought. She had found her partner, her equal, the one to work and live and love with her. Her soulmate.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6))
“
Keller couldn't form any words for a moment. Then she said, "Galen? When you choose a form, choose something gentle."
I thought you thought everybody had to be a fighter." He said.
Some people shouldnt have to be.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Witchlight (Night World, #9))
“
You stole my bouquet? From the kistune?"
"I was very careful-"
"Do you realize what you've done?" Stefan shook Damon.
"Ow. That hurts! Do you want to break my neck.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Shadow Souls (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #2))
“
I don't trust easily, so when I tell you I trust you, don't make me regret it.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
Because that was the problem with society. It cared too much about who you fell in love with but never about why. The why matters.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Defy (Sinners of Saint, #0.5))
“
This was getting worse by the minute.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
He couldn’t believe that his world had just blown up.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
Love is so much uglier than hate because when you hate, you’re not confused. When you’re in love, you’re dumb.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1))
“
Yeah,” said Harry. “No more pretending we care what happens when Jupiter and Uranus get too friendly . . .”
“And from now on, I don’t care if my tea leaves spell die, Ron, die — I’m just chucking them in the bin where they belong.
”
”
J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5))
“
To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of our loneliness and to change it by gentle and persistent efforts into a garden of solitude. The movement from loneliness to solitude, however, is the beginning of any spiritual life because it it is the movement from the restless senses to the restful spirit,l from the outward-reaching cravings to the inward-reaching search, from the fearful clinging to the fearless play.
”
”
Henri J.M. Nouwen (Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life)
“
Kaitlyn is that kind of girl that might be too interesting, might tempt you to get involved... A girl who challenged him, who could be my equal... Her mind was a place of blue pools and blazing meteors... She stood slim and proud as some medival witch princess against dawn."
-Gabriel
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Passion (Dark Visions, #3))
“
How could he possibly say the words?
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
My obsession. My muse. My enemy. “All
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
"I don't know; Killers are sort of romantic. Imagine your dying with his hands around his throat. He'd strangle the life out of you, and the last thing you would see would be his face."
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Awakening / The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2))
“
Tohr laughed softly. "Yeah, I'm not much for the emotive crap either-Ouch! Wellsie, what the he*l?
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
Julian said the world was evil and horrible - remember? But then he proved himself that it wasn't
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Kill (The Forbidden Game, #3))
“
Real football, you play with your feet, not your hands!”v
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
Alick can call me whatever makes you feel comfortable.
”
”
J.L. Marrain (THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER)
“
opinions are like assholes. Everybody’s got one, and they usually stink.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Sparrow)
“
It's as if the world is full of honeybees and I'm the only flower" -Elena
”
”
L.J. Smith (Shadow Souls (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #2))
“
Things that really, really hurt are the right things to do.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
Damon, leather and silk and fine chiseled features. Mercurial and devastating.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
Always. Whenever. Forever.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Broken Knight (All Saints High, #2))
“
Ever notice how the heart is literally caged by the ribs? That’s insane. As if our body knows it can break so easily, it needs to be protected.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1))
“
I just want you as you are. Broken. Misunderstood. Jerk. I want the real version, the dark version, the one who made me the saddest I’ve ever been in my life, but also the happiest.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
You drive me fucking insane sometimes."
I drove myself fucking insane.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Wait for You (Wait for You, #1))
“
Do I look like the kind of person who wastes time turning goats into pin cushions?
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
The greatest minds are like film, they take the negatives and develop themselves in darkness...
”
”
Brandi L. Bates (Remains To Be Seen)
“
I've been in love. It's painful, pointless and overrated. - Damon Salvatore
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
And then it was all happening, what had started to happen at least twice before. Feelings so sweet and strong she could hardly bear it. Strange recognition, unexpected belonging…impossible knowing…
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6))
“
In the Night World there's this idea called the soulmate principle. It says that every person has one soulmate out there, just one. And that person is perfect for you and is your destiny.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3))
“
Wasnt it Startre who said hell was eternity spent in a room with your friends?
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Forbidden Game (Forbidden Game, #1-3))
“
Interesting things happen in the dark…sometimes.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
There's nothing to read into. I'm just here to collect my beloved Damon and Stefan is just helping me.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Shadow Souls (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #2))
“
Tell Hugh," she whispered.
Tell Hugh your freaking self! He's right here! And you're not going anywhere.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
Ash held one finger up. "OK. Now listen-"
Mary-Lynnette kicked him in the shins. She knew it was inapporopriate, she knew it was uncalled-for, but she couldn't stop herself. She just had to.
"Oh, for God's sake," Ash said, hopping backward. "Are you crazy?
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
I am not an angel and I am not a spirit. I'm Elena Gilbert and I've been to the Other Side. And right now I'm ready to do whatever needs to be done, which seems to include kicking some ass!
”
”
L.J. Smith (Nightfall (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #1))
“
By the way'[Gabriel] said,' everyone else had better keep out of here. After you spend so much time in lockup, you get to like your space. You get kind of territorial. I wouldn't want anybody to get hurt.' ... Gabriel gave [Kaitlyn] a long, measuring look. Then he flashed a brilliant, unsettling smile. 'You can come in any time you like
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Strange Power (Dark Visions, #1))
“
Joshua's ministry was three years of preaching, sometimes three times a day, and although there were some high and low points, I could never remember the sermons word for word, but here's the gist of almost every sermon I ever heard Joshua give.
You should be nice to people, even creeps.
And if you:
a) believed that Joshua was the Son of God (and)
b) he had come to save you from sin (and)
c) acknowledged the Holy Spirit within you (became as a little child, he would say) (and)
d) didn't blaspheme the Holy Ghost (see c)
then you would:
e) live forever
f) someplace nice
g) probably heavan
However, if you:
h) sinned (and/or)
i) were a hypocrite (and/or)
j) valued things over people (and)
k) didn't do a, b, c, and d,
then you were:
l) fucked
”
”
Christopher Moore (Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal)
“
I swore I'd never become some lord's brainless arm ornament and political host, but I've become far worse. I'm a glorified housekeeper and sperm donor.
-from the journal of Payton Marcus Townsend.
”
”
J.L. Langley (The Englor Affair (Sci-Regency, #2))
“
He let her get almost all the way there, just staring, before he stumbled towards her. They ended in a rush and then fell to the ground together,arms locked around each other, each holding on as tightly as possible. Niether of them said a word.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
You know, I don’t get why Fred and George only got three O.W.L.s each,” said Harry, watching as Fred, George, and Lee collected gold from the eager crowd. “They really know their stuff. . . .”
“Oh, they only know flashy stuff that’s no real use to anyone,” said Hermione disparagingly.
“No real use?” said Ron in a strained voice. “Hermione, they’ve got about twenty-six Galleons already. . . .
”
”
J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5))
“
I'll go sleep on the couch," James said. "No, you won't," Poppy said firmly. She flopped on the bed beside him. "You're dead tired. And I know I'm safe with you." James grinned without moving his arm. "Because I'm dead tired?
”
”
L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire / Daughters of Darkness / Spellbinder (Night World, #3))
“
Well then," Faye said. "Now that you've heard our story, we have just one question to ask you." She fixed Cassie with an odd half smile and said in a sweet, false voice, "Are you planning to be a good witch or a bad witch?
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Initiation (The Secret Circle, #1))
“
Not that he regretted having killed the guy in Stockton. The one who'd been ready to shoot him over the five crumpled dollar bills in his jeans pocket. He was quite happy to have sent that particular home boy to hell.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3))
“
You know why I don’t leave,” he said again to Damon, who wouldn’t look at him. “You can pretend you don’t care. You can fool the whole world. But I know differently.” It would have been kindest at this point to leave Damon alone, but Stefan wasn’t in a kind mood. “You know that girl you picked up, Rachael?” he added. “The hair was all right, but her eyes were the wrong color. Elena’s eyes were blue.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
Then she went to Damon.
He was still lying where he had fallen. The ghosts had passed over him, taking no notice of him. Elena’s brightness hovered over him, one shining hand reaching to touch his hair. Then she bent and kissed the dark head on the ground.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))
“
She was with her flying companion-her playmate. The one who was sacred to her, who was the other half of the mysteries of life for her. The one who would always be there for her, helping her, watching her back, picking her up when she fell down, listening to her stories-no matter how many times she told them. Loving her even when she was stupid. Understanding her without words. Being inside the innermost circle in her mind.
Her soulmate.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6))
“
She wanted to tell him that she understood him now, in a way she'd never understood anyone before. Because she was with him. It wasn't even like being in the web; it was much closer than that, much deeper. He'd torn down all the barriers and put his soul into her hands.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3))
“
You have to breathe," Sage was shouting in Damon's ear. "Take a breath, as if you were going to speak, but then hold onto it, as if raising your Power.Think about your insides. Get those lungs working!"
The words confused Elena.
"There!" cried Sage. "You see?"
"But it only lasts an instant. Then I need to do it again."
"But, yes, that is the point!"
"I tell you I'm dying and you laugh at me?" a disheveled Damon shouted. "I'm blind, deaf, my senses are haywire-and you laugh!
”
”
L.J. Smith (Shadow Souls (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #2))
“
I will never regret being with you, Syd. Never. And I wish I could go back and relive those hours. I wish I could go back in time, and instead of hooking up with some chick, I’d man up and tell you how I really felt for you, how I’ve always felt for you.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Frigid (Frigid, #1))
“
Something was shining on Damon's face. She reached toward it, touched it, and lifted her fingers away in wonder.
"Don't be sad," she told him, feeling the cool wetness on her fingertips. But a pang of worry disturbed her. Who was there to understand Damon now? Who would be there to push him, to try to see what was really inside him? "You have to take care of each other," she said, realizing it. A little strength came back to her, like a candle flaring in the wind. "Stefan, will you promise? Promise to take care of each other?
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury (The Vampire Diaries #3))
“
Damon: I wanted to apologize.
Elena: Good.
Damon: Let me finish. I said I wanted to. And then I realized, I’m not sorry.
Elena: You would rather die than be human, and you expect me to be okay with that?
Damon: I didn’t say you were supposed to be okay with it, I just said I’m not sorry. But you know what I really am? Selfish, because I make bad choices that hurt you. Yes, I would rather have died than be human. I’d rather die right now than spend a handful of years with you, only to lose you when I’m too old and sick and miserable and you’re still you. I’d rather die right now than spend my last final years remembering how good I had it and how happy I was, because that’s who I am, Elena, and I’m not gonna change. And there’s no apology in the world that encompasses all the reasons that I’m wrong for you.
Elena: Fine, then I’m not sorry either. I’m not sorry that I met you. I’m not sorry that knowing you has made me question everything, that in death you’re the one that made me feel most alive. You’ve been a terrible person, you’ve made all the wrong choices, and of all the choices that I’ve made this will prove to be the worst one. But I am not sorry that I’m in love with you. I love you, Damon. I love you.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
It was a Friday night, she was at a club, and a good-looking man was currently giving her the I-want-to-take-you-home-and-I-hope-I-last-longer-than-five-minutes look… and she was thinking about pie, a young adult book, and feeding her cat. She was so turning into the cat lady at twenty-seven. Sweet.
”
”
J. Lynn (Tempting the Player (Gamble Brothers, #2))
“
Son, are you gay?” I spat the cognac out, choking on the earthy liquid. Dad remained calm, crossing one leg over the other. “Be frank. You know we don’t care, and we’ll support you no matter what. There’s nothing wrong with being gay.” “There’s nothing wrong with it, all right, but I’m not gay.” He blinked, saying nothing. “Why the fuck would you think that?” “You’re not a huge fan of the other sex.” “I’m not a huge fan of the human race.” “Me either. But then there’s your mother. I am a huge fucking fan of hers.
”
”
L.J. Shen (Angry God (All Saints High, #3))
“
What r u doing now?
I'm beating my dad at poker.
Picturing him with his family, I smiled.
Getting ready for bed.
Wish I was there.
My eyes widened. What the what?
Wait r u naked?
No!!! I sent back. Perv.
Damn, At least I have my imagination.
That's all you will ever have.
We'll c.
No you won't.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Wait for You (Wait for You, #1))
“
Ash stripped some of the papery purple bark off his yew stick. "And, you see, it's difficult because what I've always thought about humans-what I was always raised to think…"
"I know what you've always thought," Mary-Lynnette said sharply. Thinking, vermin.
But," Ash continued doggedly, "the thing is-and I know this is going to sound strange-that I seem to love you sort of desperately.
”
”
L.J. Smith (Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2))
“
A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.
B is for Basil assaulted by bears.
C is for Clara who wasted away.
D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh.
E is for Ernest who choked on a peach.
F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech.
G is for George smothered under a rug.
H is for Hector done in by a thug.
I is for Ida who drowned in a lake.
J is for James who took lye by mistake.
K is for Kate who was struck with an axe.
L is for Leo who choked on some tacks.
M is for Maud who was swept out to sea.
N is for Neville who died of ennui.
O is for Olive run through with an awl.
P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl.
Q is for Quentin who sank on a mire.
R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire.
S is for Susan who perished of fits.
T is for Titus who flew into bits.
U is for Una who slipped down a drain.
V is for Victor squashed under a train.
W is for Winnie embedded in ice.
X is for Xerxes devoured by mice.
Y is for Yorick whose head was bashed in.
Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin.
”
”
Edward Gorey
“
Dismissed like a dog. Damon groped for his jacket behind him, found it, and wished that his groping for his sense of humor could be as successful. The faces around him were all the same. They could have been carved in stone.
But not stone as hard as that that was coming together again around his soul. That rock was remarkably quick to mend—and an extra layer was added, like the layering of a pearl, but not covering anything nearly so pretty.
”
”
L.J. Smith
“
Still, there was no point in hurting Damon. She loved Damon, too. “I’ll try,” she promised.
“We’ll take you home,” he said.
“But not yet,” she told him gently. “Let’s wait just a little while.”
Something happened in the fathomless black eyes, and the burning spark went out. Then she saw that Damon knew, too.
“I’m not afraid,” she said. “Well—only a little.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury (The Vampire Diaries #3))
“
Okay. This was good. This was heading somewhere I’d— “I want to strangle you,” she said, her voice hoarse. All right, that wasn’t good. Not at all. “You have no idea how badly I want to kick you right now,” she added. And that was worse. This wasn’t— “I love you,” she said, and she swallowed. “I’ve loved you since you pushed me down on the playground. I swear— I’ve loved you since then.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Frigid (Frigid, #1))
“
Ask me what I want,” Vicious murmured into my face. The public display of affection from him—not sexual, not bullying, but pure, naked affection—filled my chest with warmth, but I tried to swallow down my hope. “What do you want?” I turned my gaze to meet his, and suddenly, we weren’t in New York, in a gallery full of people. We were in my old room. Ignoring the party and the world around us, a world that we constantly disregarded when we were together. “I want you,” he said simply. “Just you. Nothing else. Only ever you,” he breathed out in pain, closing his eyes. “Fuck, Emilia. You.” I
”
”
L.J. Shen (Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1))
“
But then she remembered something else, just a flash: looking up at Damon’s face in the woods and feeling such—such excitement, such affinity with him. As if he understood the flame that burned inside her as nobody else ever could. As if together they could do anything they liked, conquer the world or destroy it; as if they were better than anyone else who had ever lived.
I was out of my mind, irrational, she told herself, but that little flash of memory wouldn’t go away.
And then she remembered something else: how Damon had acted later that night, how he’d kept her safe, even been gentle with her.
Stefan was looking at her, and his expression had changed from belligerence to bitter anger and fear. Part of her wanted to reassure him completely, to throw her arms around him and tell him that she was his and always would be and that nothing else mattered. Not the town, not Damon, not anything.
But she wasn’t doing it.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Fury (The Vampire Diaries #3))
“
And what do you know, John's hands flew through the positions
of ASL in various l-got-this combinations.
"Is he deaf" the guy behind the cash register asked in a stage
whisper. As if someone using American Sign Language was some kind
of freak.
"No. Blind."
"Oh."
As the man kept staring, Qhuinn wanted to pop him. "You going
to help us out here or what?"
"Oh ... yeah. Hey, you got a tattoo on your face." Mr. Observant
moved slowly, like the bar codes on those bags were creating some kind of wind resistance under his laser reader. "Did you know that?"
Really. "I wouldn't know."
''Are you blind, too?"
No filter on this guy. None. "Yeah, I am."
"Oh, so that's why your eyes are all weird."
"Yeah. That's right."
Qhuinn took out a twenty and didn't wait for change-murder
was just a liiiiiittle too tempting. Nodding to John, who was also measuring the dear boy for a shroud, Qhuinn went to walk off.
"What about your change ?" the man called out.
"I'm deaf, too. I can't hear you."
The guy yelled more loudly, "I'll just keep it then, yeah?"
"Sounds good," Qhuinn shouted over his shoulder.
Idiot was stage-five stupid. Straight up.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover at Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #11))
“
Gabriel came out a moment later, while Kaitlyn was still standing motionless by the stairs. He was shrugging into his T-shirt. He looked particularly handsome in a just-roused, early morning way. His hair was very wavy, as if someone had run fingers through it to release the curl, his eyes were hooded and lazy and there was a faint smile of satisfaction on his lips.
Kaitlyn discovered that she wanted to kill him. The image that came to her mind was of hitting him with a rolling pin, but not in an amusing, comic-book sort of way.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Passion (Dark Visions, #3))
“
Kyler half-jumped half-threw himself toward my open window. I was wussy. Closing my eyes, I balled my hands up near my chest and let out a little shriek. There was a sound of flesh hitting wood and my eyes flew open. He came through the open window, landing on his feet like a damn cat. He stumbled though and banged into my desk, causing books and my computer to shake.
He held his hands out to his sides and looked around slowly before his gaze settled on me. “I am awesome.” I could barely breathe. “Yeah.” A knock sounded on my bedroom door a second before it opened. Dad popped his head in, eyes wide. “I’m just making sure he made it up here alive.” I nodded and Kyler flashed a grin. “I’m in one piece.” “That’s good to see.” Dad started to close the door, but stopped. “Next time, use the front door, Kyler.” “Yes, sir,” Kyler said.
”
”
Jennifer L. Armentrout (Frigid (Frigid, #1))
“
Quant à moi, maintenant, j'ai fermé mon âme. Je ne dis plus à personne ce que je crois, ce que je pense et ce que j'aime. Me sachant condamné à l'horrible solitude, je regarde les choses, sans jamais émettre mon avis. Que m'importent les opinions, les querelles, les plaisirs, les croyances ! Ne pouvant rien partager avec personne, je me suis désintéressé de tout. Ma pensée, invisible, demeure inexplorée. J'ai des phrases banales pour répondre aux interrogations de chaque jour, et un sourire qui dit "oui", quand je ne veux même pas prendre la peine de parler.
”
”
Guy de Maupassant (Le Horla et autres nouvelles fantastiques)
“
When I first saw you, you were like a flood of sunshine. All the others wanted to kill you. They thought I was crazy. They laughed...."
He means the other Shadow Men, Jenny thought.
"But I knew, and I watched you. You grew up and got more beautiful. You were so different from anything in my world. The others just watched, but I wanted you. Not to kill or to use up the way --the way they do with humans sometimes here. I needed you."
[...]
"I couldn't see anything else, couldn't hear anything else. All I could think about was you. I wouldn't let anyone else hurt you, ever. I knew I had to have you, no matter what happend. They said I was crazy with love.
”
”
L.J. Smith (The Kill (The Forbidden Game, #3))
“
Damon spoke without moving. “I’m not like you.”
“You’re not as different from us as you want to think,” Matt said. “Look,” he added, an odd note of challenge in his voice, “I know you killed Mr. Tanner in self-defense, because you told me. And I know you didn’t come here to Fell’s Church because Bonnie’s spell dragged you here, because I sorted the hair and I didn’t make any mistakes. You’re more like us than you admit, Damon. The only thing I don’t know is why you didn’t go into Vickie’s house to help her.”
Damon snapped, almost automatically, “Because I wasn’t invited!”
Memory swept over Bonnie. Herself standing outside Vickie’s house, Damon standing beside her. Stefan’s voice: Vickie, invite me in. But no one had invited Damon.
“But how did Klaus get in, then—?” she began, following her own thoughts.
“That was Tyler’s job, I’m sure,” Damon said tersely. “What Tyler did for Klaus in return for learning how to reclaim his heritage. And he must have invited Klaus in before we ever started guarding the house—probably before Stefan and I came to Fell’s Church. Klaus was well prepared. That night he was in the house and the girl was dead before I knew what was happening.”
“Why didn’t you call for Stefan?” Matt said. There was no accusation in his voice. It was a simple question.
“Because there was nothing he could have done! I knew what you were dealing with as soon as I saw it. An Old One. Stefan would only have gotten himself killed—and the girl was past caring, anyway.”
Bonnie heard the thread of coldness in his voice, and when Damon turned back to Stefan and Elena, his face had hardened. It was as if some decision had been made.
“You see, I’m not like you,” he said.
“It doesn’t matter.” Stefan had still not withdrawn his hand. Neither had Elena.
”
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L.J. Smith (Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4))