"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
— Dr. Seuss

"Follow your heart even if your mindtells something diffrent the mind kills a soul faster people can get in and out of your mind but your heart has a secret code once your in you cant get out"
— Katharine Harrell me

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
— Dr. Seuss

"Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you."
— Terry Pratchett (Small Gods)

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
— Albert Einstein

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
— Oscar Wilde (Lady Windermere's Fan)

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
— Marilyn Monroe

"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."
— Terry Pratchett (Thief of Time)

"There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line."
— Oscar Levant

"It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life."
— Terry Pratchett (The Last Continent)

"things die but dont always stay dead"
— Richelle Mead

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss

"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
— Albert Einstein

""Well,"he said,"I dont believe that either."
"Believe what? That I messed up? Why not?"
"Werent you just listening? Isaw you in Spokane. Someone like you doesnt mess up freeze." Iwas about to give him the same line I had given the gaurdians, that killing strigoi didnt make me invinsible,but he cut me off:"Plus I saw your faceout there."
"Out.... on the quad?"
"Yeah," sevral more quite moments passed."I dont know what happened, but the way you looked...that wasnt the look of someone trying to get back at a person. It wasnt the look of someone blanking out of Altos attackeither. It was something driffrent....I dont know.But you were complety consumed by something else-and honestly? Your expression? Kind of scary."
"Yet....you arent giving me a hard time over that either."
"Not my business. If it was big enough to take you over like that, then it must be serious.But if push comes to shove, Ifeel safe with you, Rose. Iknow you'd protect meif there really was a strigoi there." He yawned. "Okay. Now that i have bared my soul,can we please go to bed?Mabey YOU dont need beauty sleep, but some of us aren't so lucky,""
— Richelle Mead

"You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love."
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth."
— Mark Twain

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
— Douglas Adams

"Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"The spell. Victor said you had to want me... to care about me... for it to work." When he didn't say anything, I tried to grip his shirt, but my fingers were too weak. "Did you? Did you want me?"
His words came out thickly. "Yes, Roza. I did want you. I still do. I wish... we could be together."
"Then why did you lie to me?"
We reached the clinic, and he managed to open the door while still holding me. As soon as he stepped inside, he began yelling for help.
"Why did you lie?" I murmured again.
Still holding me in his arms, he looked down at me. I could hear voices and footsteps getting closer.
"Because we can't be together."
"Because of the age thing, right?" I asked. "Because you're my mentor?"
His fingertip gently wiped away a tear that had escaped down my cheek. "That's part of it," he said. "But also... well, you and I will both be Lissa's gaurdians someday. I need to protect her at all cost. If a pack of Strogoi come, I need to throw my body between them and her."
I know that. Of course that's what you have to do." The black sparkles were dancing in front of my eyes again. I was fading out.
"No. If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

""what's your name?"
"what?" i asked, squinting at the light.
"your name." I reconized Dr. Olendzki peering over me.
"you know my name."
"I want you to tell me."
"Rose. Rose Hathaway."
"Do you know your birthday?"
"Of course I do. Why are you asking me such stupid things? Did you lose my records?"
Dr. Olendzki gave an exasperated sigh and walked off, taking the annoying light with her. "I think she's fine," "
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

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

""You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can.""
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

"I crossed my arms over my chest. "Are you lost, little girl? The elementary school's over on west campus."

A pink flush spread over her cheeks. "Don't you ever touch me again. You screw with me, I'll screw you right back."

Oh man, what an opening that was."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"Yeah. We were badasses."
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

""can you read my mind now?" i asked ruefully.
"No, i can just read you. Finally. I can't belive how blind I was. I can't belive i never noticed. Victors comment... he was right."A flash of anger, both her feelings and he eyes hit me. "Why didn't you tell." She cried. "Why didn't you tell me you loved Dimitri!""
— Richelle Mead

"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))

"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))

"The only thing better than imagining Dimitri carrying me in his arms was imagining him shirtless while carrying me in his arms."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"You know what would help?" I asked, not meeting his eyes.

"Hmm?"

"If you turned off this crap music and put on something that came out after the Berlin Wall went down."

Dimitri laughted. "Your worst class is history, yet somehow, you know everything about Eastern Europe."

"Hey, gotta have material for my jokes, Comrade." Still smiling, he turned the radio dail. To a country station.

"Hey! This isn't what I had in mind," I exclaimed. I could tell he was on the verge of laughing again.

"Pick. It's one or the other."

I sighed. "Go back to the 1980s stuff."

He flipped the dail, and I crossed my arms over my chest as some vaguely European-sounding band sang about how video had killed the radio star. I wished someone would kill this radio."
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

"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)

"It's okay," I said soothingly. "You're just getting your stride back. Once you're up to full power, I'll go crack a rib or something so we can test it."
She groaned. "The horrible part is that I don't think you're joking."
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

""Not into older guys, huh?" asked Adrian once we were alone.
"You're imagining things," I said. "Clearly, My stunning beauty has clouded your mind." "
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

""Oh, so that's why you're up here. For a pity party."

"This isn't a joke. I'm serious." I could tell Lissa was getting angry. It was trumping her earlier distress.

He shrugged and leaned casually against the sloping wall. "So am I. I love pity parties. I wish I'd brought the hats. What do you want to mope about first? How it's going to take you a whole day to be popular and loved again? How you'll have to wait a couple weeks before Hollister can ship out some new clothes? If you spring for rush shipping, it might not be so long.""
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

""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)

""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)

""You…you got rid of that dress fast," I pointed out between heavy breaths. "I thought you liked it.” "I do like it," he said. His breathing was as heavy as mine. "I love it.” And then he took me to the bed.
(Rose & Dimitri)"
— 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))

""that's pretty hot," he said.
"Punching me in the eye?"
"Well, no. Of course not. I meant the idea of getting rough with you is hot. I'm a big fan of full-contact sports."
"I'm sure you are," "
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

"Dimitri: "She Might be wild and disrespectful, but if she has potential-"
Rose: "Wild and disrespecful? Who the hell are you anyway? Oursourced help?"
Kirova" "Guardian Belikov is the princess lissa's guardian now, her sanctioned guardian."
Rose: "You got cheap foreign labor to protect Lissa?"



~Vampire Academy 1, chapter 2~"
— Richelle Mead

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

"'Well, that depends, I suppose. I heard someone once say that men dance the same way they have sex. So, if you want everyone here to think you're the kind of guy who just sits around and—'
He stood up. 'Let's dance.' "
— Richelle Mead (Succubus Blues)

""Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best things in life happen while your sweating. Yeah, if you get too much of it and it gets old and stale, it turns pretty gross. But on a beautiful women? Intoxicating. If you c ould smell things like a vampire does, you'd know what I'm talking about. Most people mess it all up and drown themselves in perfume. Perfume can be good ... especially if you get one that goes with your chemistry. But you only need a hint. mix about 20 percent of that with 80 percent of your own perspiration ... mmm." He tilted his head to the side and looked at me. "Dead sexy.""
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

""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)

"‘It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. You can let go of the sword.’
‘I can’t. I can’t leave him alone. I have to protect him.’
‘You have.’

"
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

"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)

""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)

"(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))

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."
— Steve Martin

"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."
— E.B. White