Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude.
It turns out Dimitri had a friend, who had a friend, and despite the best security in the Moroi world, we managed to get into the Court’s prison facilities.
I left her there crying as I walked toward the gate. A piece of my soul had died when Dimitri had fallen. Turning my back on her now, I felt another piece die as well. Soon there wouldn’t be anything left inside me.
Maybe you don’t need beauty sleep, but some of us aren’t so lucky.
Even Christian – the poster child for “smartass” – looked grim.
She says you’re not awake until you’re actually out of bed and standing up.
We can’t stop living because other people are dead.
Those who have to ask if faith is true are opening up a discussion they may not be ready for.
Taking a deep breathe, I made one of the hardest decisions of my life. I walked away.
He glanced over at me, a smile twisting his lips. “Hey, no advice, Ghost Girl. Guardians should be seen and not heard.” I flipped him off for the “Ghost Girl” comment but he didn’t notice because Lissa was talking to him again.
And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer.
You understand your responsibilities better than guardians twice your age. You’ll do what you have to do to succeed.
I didn’t think my day could get any worse until my best friend told me she might be going crazy. Again.
I couldn’t stop staring at the cave, back where Dimitri was, back where half of my soul was.
That’s pretty weird – and when I say something’s weird, you know it’s serious.
You aren’t afraid of throwing yourself in the path of danger, but you’re terrified of letting anyone in.
If not for me being stoned and clinging to a taco, it would have been terribly romantic.
If I let myself love you, I won’t throw myself in front of her. I’ll throw myself in front of you.
It was a lame excuse, and I knew that wasn’t the reason he was canceling. If he wanted to avoid me, I would have preferred he made up something about how he and the other guardians had to up Moroi security or practice top-secret ninja moves.
It was impossible to get the Dimitri and Tasha thing out of my head, but at least packing and getting ready made sure I didn’t devote 100 percent of my brain power to him. More like 95 percent.