“I felt like an animal, and animals don’t know sin, do they?”

“I don’t know if anyone’s ever told you this”, he begins. He doesn’t blush, and his eyes don’t dart away. Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans – one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. “You’re very attractive.”I’ve been complimented on my appearance before. But never in his tone of voice. Of all the things he’s said, I don’t know why this catches me off guard. But it startles me so much that without thinking I blurt out, “I could say the same about you.” I pause. “In case you didn’t know.”A slow grin spreads across his face. “Oh, trust me. I know.”

“He could totally be your boyfriend,” [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. “You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog.””I’m only a kid!” I shrieked. “I can’t get married!””You could in New Hampshire.”My mouth dropped open. How does she know this stuff? “Forget it! No one’s getting married!” I hissed. “Not in New Hampshire or anywhere else! Not in a box, not with a fox! Now go to sleep, before I kill you!”

“Because 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.”

“The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.”

“Life is worth living as long as there’s a laugh in it.”

“If you want some advice—which I’m sure you don’t—you guys should lay off on the magic. Christian still thinks you’re moving in on Lissa.””What?” he asked in mock astonishment. “Doesn’t he know my heart belongs to you?””It does not. And no, he’s still worried about it, despite what I’ve told him.””You know, I bet if we started making out right now, it would make him feel better.””If you touch me,” I said pleasantly, “I’ll provide you with the opportunity to see if you can heal yourself. Then we’d see how badass you really are.”

“Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body.”

“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.”

“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life — you just hang around until you get used to it.”

“You live but once; you might as well be amusing.”

“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”

“I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.”

“Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long.Good things come to those who wait.”