I Want A Simple, Ordinary Life .

She Was Like A Camera That Had Been Chronically Out Of Focus Until Someone Came By And Twisted The Lenses Into Alignment.

Yes, I See That You Are Behaving Like A Prince But That Doesn't Mean You Won't Behave Like A Devil At The First Opportunity.

His Full Name Is Matthew Gabriel Philippe Bertrand Sebastien De Clermont. He Was Also A Very Good Sebastien, And A Passable Gabriel. He Hates Bertrand And Will Not Answer To Philippe.

The King Just Sits There, Moving One Square At A Time. The Queen Can Move So Freely. I Suppose I’d Rather Lose The Game Than Forfeit Her Freedom.

Matthew Kept Hinting That His Desire - For Blood, Chiefly- Was So Strong That It Put Everything Else At Risk. But Vampires Weren’t The Only Creatures Who Had To Manage Such Strong Impulses. Much Of What Qualified As Magic Was Simply Desire In Action. Witchcraft Was Different- That Took Spells And Rituals. But Magic? A Wish, A Need, A Hunger Too Strong To Be Denied- These Could Turn Into Deeds When They Cross A Witch’s Mind.