""The training part,"I guessed.
"Yup.You'er going to be Dimitri's partner."
A moment of funny silence fell, probably not noticeable to anyone except Dimitri and me. Our eyes met.
"Guarding partner," Dimitri clarified unnecessarily, like maybe he too had been thinking of other kinds of partners."
— Richelle Mead

"I looked him in the eye. “I will always love you.”
Then I plunged the stake into his chest.
"
— Richelle Mead

"Dorian used to watch you like a starving man who wants meat. Now he looks at you like he wants seconds."
— Richelle Mead

"Dimitri: Why did u come here?
Rose: because u hit me on the head and dragged me here!"
— Richelle Mead

""Stop fighting me!" he said, trying to pull on the arm he held.
He was in a precarious postiton himself,straddling the rail as he tried to lean over far enough so that I wasn't in total danger of falling again.
See, here's the thing. In that moment before I let go, I really had been contemplating my death. I'd come to terms with it and accepted it. I also, however, had known Dimitri might do something exactly like this. He was just that fast and that good. That was why I was holding my stake in the hand that was dangling free.
I looked him in the eye, "I will always love you."
Then plunged the stake into his chest.
It wasn't as precise a blow as I would have liked, not with the skilled way he was dodging. I struggled to get the stake in deep enough to his heart,unsure if I could do it from this angle. Then, his strugglesstopped. His eyes stared at me, stunned, and his lips parted, almost into a smile, albeit a grisly and pained one.
"That's what I was supposed to say..." he gasped out.
Those were his last words."
— Richelle Mead (Blood Promise)

"The other problem in my life is Dimitri. He's the one who killed Natalie, and he's a total badass. He's also pretty good-looking. Okay- more then good-looking. He's hot-like, the kind of hot that makes you stopwalking on the street and get hit by traffic. "
— Richelle Mead

"Okay God, I thought. Get me out of this and I'll stop my half-assed chruchgoing ways. You got me past a pack of Strigoi tonight. I mean, trapping that one between the doors really shouldn't have worked, so clearly you're on board. Let me get out of here, and I'll...I don't know. Donate Adrian's money to the poor. Get baptized. Join a convent. Well, no. Not the last one.

-Rose (Blood Promise)"
— Richelle Mead

"Georgina: "What hope is there?" I asked. "If even angels fall, what hope is there for the rest of us?""
— Richelle Mead (Succubus Dreams)

""You kill me, Rose," he said melodramatically. "Every day is agony without you. Empty. Alone. I pine for you, wondering if you're even still alive.

-blood promise"
— Richelle Mead (Blood Promise)

"I nearly dropped the plate I held. "You've asked me out tons of times."

"Not really. I've made inapproprite suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity. But I've never asked you out on a real date. And, if memory serves, you did say you'd give me a fair chance once I let you clean out my trust fund."

"I didn't clean it out," I scoffed.

-Rose and Adrian"
— Richelle Mead

"What If Following Her Heart
Means Rose Could Lose Her
Best Friend Forever?"
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

"When Love And Jealousy
Collide On The Slopes,
Winter Brek Turns Deadly"
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

"Rose? is that you?"
I peered behind him. Lissa.
"What are you doing here?"
"What are you doing here?" She asked
"Ladies, ladies" he said teasingly. "No need to fight over me."
I glared. "We're not""
— Richelle Mead

"I like him, he thought in horror,...shit. I like him."
— Holly Black (Ironside)

"They say that nameless things change constantly—that names fix them in place like pins."
— Holly Black (Ironside)

"you have carried my heart in your hands tonight but I have felt as if you carried it long before that"
— Holly Black (Valiant)

""No," said Luis, "You can't date the Lord of the Night Court."
"Well, I'm not, he dumped me."
"You can't get dumped by the lord of the night court."
"Oh, yes, you can. You so completely can." "
— Holly Black (Ironside)

"You are the only thing I have that is neither duty nor obligation, the only thing I chose for myself. The only thing I want. "
— Holly Black (Ironside)

"I told them he'd be able to get you to go out." Rianne folded her winnings and tucked the bills into her blazer pocket. "Look at him."

"He's right here, Ri," Carla murmured, shooting Keenan an apologetic look.
"We've tried to teach her manners, but..." She shrugged. "It's like housebreaking a dog. If we'd had her when she was a puppy, maybe."

Rianne smacked her on the arm, but she was grinning. "Woof, woof."
— Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely)

"His blue-black hair fell over his face when he moved, like tiny arrows pointing to pronounced cheeckbones. "Starting to think you were going to bail on me." "Didn't know you were expecting me," she said in what she hoped was a casual voice. He gets sexier every day. "Not Expecting, but hoping. Always hoping"
"
— Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely)

"And he smiled at her, truely smiled- wicked and lovely..."
— Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely)

"She stood in his kitchen, watching him toy with the ring in his lip. It wasn't quite that he was biting it, but sucking it into his mouth. He did that when he was concentrating. It isn't sexy. He's not sexy. But he was, and she was staring at him like a fool. "wow" she whispered (.....)"Wow, huh?" His voice was low, husky. His chair creaked as he stood. His footsteps seemed strangely loud as he closed the couple yards between them. Then he was beside her. "I can work with wow"
"
— Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely)

""But we're going to smile and pretend we're fine with the dorky birthmas gifts because people do not get that they can't mush a birthday into christmas.""
— P.C. Cast (Chosen)

"“I don’t want any of this. I just want to be what I was before you showed up here and all hell broke loose. I want to be popular and dating the hottest guy in school. Now I’m none of those things, and I’m a human who has scary visions and don’t know what to do about any of it.”"
— P.C. Cast

"
When I did finally speak, I surprised myself by saying exactly what was on my mind.
“You must hate me.”
She stared a long time at me.
“I did,” she said slowly, “But it’s mostly myself I hate.”
“Don’t,” I said.
“And why the hell shouldn’t I hate myself? Everybody else hates me.”"
— Kristin Cast (Untamed)

""I should have kissed more than your hand...thought I'd have more time," he whispered between liquid, panting breaths. "...too late now."
I looked into his eyes and completely forgot the rest of the world. In that moment, all I knew was that I was holding Stark in my arms, and I was going to lose him very, very soon. "
— P.C. Cast (Untamed)

"Last time I saw you, I said that it hurt too much to love you. But I was wrong about that. The truth is it hurts too much not to love you.

~Heath"
— P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

"'Don't you think baby corns are scary? There's just something wrong about their midget bodies.' -Erik Night"
— P.C. Cast (Marked)

"'Because you are the superhero fledgling. I’m just your more attractive sidekick. Oh, and the herd ofnerd are your dorky minions.'"
— P.C. Cast (Untamed)

"Actually, since I'm gay I think I should count for two guys instead of just one. I mean, in me you get the male point of view and you don't have to worry about me wanting to touch your boobies."
— P.C. Cast (Marked)

"Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good."
— P.C. Cast (Betrayed)

"It's worth it. It's worth giving up the sun and magic."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"“Come on, Hathaway,” he said, taking my arm. “You can be my partner. Let’s see what you’ve been doing all this time.”
An hour later, he had his answer.
“Not practicing, huh?”
“Ow,” I groaned, momentarily incapable of normal speech.
He extended a hand and helped me up from the mat he’d knocked me down on–about fifty times.
“I hate you,” I told him, rubbing a spot on my thigh that was going to have a wicked bruise tomorrow.
“You’d hate me more if I held back.”
“Yeah, that’s true,” I agreed, staggering along as the class put the equipment back.
“You actually did okay.”
“What? I just had my ass handed to me.”
“Well, of course you did. It’s been two years. But hey, you’re still walking. That’s something.” He grinned mockingly.
“Did I mention I hate you?”
He flashed me another smile, which quickly faded to something more serious. “Don’t take this the wrong way…I mean, you really are a scrapper, but there’s no way you’ll be able to take your trials in the spring–”
“They’re making me take extra practice sessions,” I explained. Not that it mattered. I planned on getting Lissa and me out of here before those practices really became an issue.
“Extra sessions with who?”
“That tall guy. Dimitri.”
Mason stopped walking and stared at me. “You’re putting in extra time with Belikov?”
“Yeah, so what?”
“So the man is a god.”
“Exaggerate much?” I asked.
“No, I’m serious. I mean, he’s all quiet and antisocial usually but when he fights…wow. If you think you’re hurting now, you’re going to be dead when he’s done with you.”
Great. Something else to improve my day."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"(Christian) "So...Mason, Eddie, and Mia went to Spokane to hunt Strigoi?"
(Rose) "Yes."
(Christian) "Holy shit. Why didn't you go with them? Seems like something you'd do."
(Rose) I resisted the urge to smack him. "Because I'm not insane! But I'm going to go get them before they do something even stupider.""
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

""I get in that kind of situation all the time, Comrade. It's not a big deal" Anger replaced my fear. I didn't like being treated like a child.
"Stop calling me that. You don't even know what you're talking about"
"Sure I do. I had to so a report on the R.S.S.R. last year."
"
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

""...well he didn't treat my mother very well. He did some horrible things."
"Like..." I hesitated. "Blood-whore things?"
"Like beating-her-up kinds of things" he replied flatly.
"Oh God," I said "That's horrible. And she...she just let it happen?"
"She did." The corner of his mouth turned into a sly, sad smile. "But I didn't"
"Tell me, tell me you beat the crap out of him"
His smile gre, "I did""
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"A ghostly smile flickered across his face. "If you weren't so psychotic, you'd be fun to hang around.” "Funny, I feel that way about you too.” He didn't say anything else, but the smile grew, and he walked away.
(Rose & Christian)"
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"Lissa and I had been friends ever since kindergarten, when our teacher had paired us up together for writing lessons. Forcing five-year-olds so spell Vasilisa Dragomir and Rosemarie Hathaway was beyond cruel, and we’d–or rather, I’d–responded appropriately. I’d chucked my book at out teacher and called her a fascist bastard. I hadn’t known what those words meant, but I’d known how to hit a moving target.
Lissa and I had been inseparable ever since."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"You forgot another lesson: Never turn your back until you know your enemy
is dead. Looks like we’ll have to go over the lesson again the next time
I see you—which will be soon.
Love, D."
— Richelle Mead (Blood Promise)

""Hey Mason, wipe the drool off your face. If you're going to think about me naked, do it on your own time.”[...]"This is my time, Hathaway. I'm leading today's session.” "Oh yeah?" I retorted. "Huh. Well, I guess this is a good time to think about me naked, then.” "It's always a good a time to think about you naked," added someone nearby, breaking the tension further."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"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 movinf in on Lissa."
"What?" he asked in mock astonishment. "Dosen'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."
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

"I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass."
— Richelle Mead (Blood Promise)

""Wow." I hadn't thought Dimitri could be any cooler, but I was wrong. "You beat up your dad. I mean, that's really horrible...what happened. But, wow. You really are a god."
He blinked. "What?"
"Uh, nothing.""
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"
Rose: "Do you think I'm pretty?"
Dimitri: "I think your beautiful"
Rose: "Beautiful?"
Dimitri: You are so beautiful, it hurts sometimes""
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy series)

""Did you see that dress?” "I saw the dress.” "Did you like it?” He didn't answer. I took that as a yes. "Am I going to endanger my reputation if I wear it to the dance?” When he spoke, I could barely hear him. "You'll endanger the school.” I smiled and fell asleep.
(Rose & Dimitri)"
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"It's not about you, okay? This time, it's about me. Not you. All my life, Lissa... all my life, it's been the same. They come first. I've lived my life for you. I've trained to be your shadow, but you know what? I want to come first. I need to take care of myself for once. I'm tired of looking out for everyone else and having to put aside what I want. Dimitri and I did that, and look what happened. He's gone. I will never hold him again. Now I owe it to him to do this. I'm sorry if it hurts you, but it's my choice!

~Rose Hathaway"
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

"Bound by Love, But sworn to Kill..."
— Richelle Mead (Blood Promise)

"What's up?" I asked.

"You tell me," he (Christian) said. "You were the one about ready to start making out with Adrian."

"It was an experiment," I said. "It was part of my therapy."

"What the hell kind of therapy are you in?" "
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

"He stepped back and threw his arms out.
"I'm always crazy around you Rose. Here, I'm going to write an impromptu poem for you."
He tipped his head back and shouted to the sky:
"Rose is in red
But never in blue
Sharp as a thron
Fights like one too."
~Adrian"
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

"I set off, off to kill the man I love."
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))