“As Jules kissed my cheeks he whispered, “She has nothing on you, of course, Kates. It’s just that you’re so very…taken.” — Amy Plum Jules Copy Share Image
“Ladies, it's almost midnight. And I, for one, hoped not to have to resort to kissing Gaspard when the clock strikes twelve.” — Amy Plum Midnight Copy Share Image
“Not that I don't think you're totally hot when you're dripping with sweat.” — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Kate, I honestly don't know how Vincent puts up with you. You are... infuriating.” — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Though I'm a big believer in gender equality, chivalry scores high in my book.” — Amy Plum Books Copy Share Image
“May I guess this has something to do with the particularly hot undead guy you suck face with on a regular basis?” — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
Um, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do much for physical endurance. — Amy Plum Book Copy Share Image
My mom said I was an escapist at heart… that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one — Amy Plum Escapists Copy Share Image
“Still in one piece?” Vincent teased, pulling me close & planting a soft kiss on my lips. “After dirty-dancing with Jules, I’m… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
Doubt everything [...]. Doubt everything at least once. What you decide to keep, you'll be able to be confident of. And what… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Mon Kate, qui était à moi, qui n'est plus à moi," he whispers as he kisses me. And then he says it… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“It hadn’t escaped my attention that I preferred to spend time with the undead rather than the living. I tried not to… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“We stood in the graveyard, among the tombstones, forty-some dead people and me. A couple of my fellow funeral-goers had even been… — Amy Plum Dead people Copy Share Image
“Okay, Kate, first of all, you’re touching me,” Vincent said for the room to hear. “So I’m not a ghost.” “And we’re… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Something is nagging at the edge of my consciousness. It's a good feeling, but I can't quite place it. And then suddenly… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“You just have to accept that your first love is your greatest, and everything else is going to be second best. But… — Amy Plum First love Copy Share Image
“If I should die...," I began to say. Vincent cuts me off. "Stop, Kate!" And then he sighs and his shoulders hunch… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“I can't promise you an ordinary experience, Kate. I wish I could transform myself into a normal man and be there for… — Amy Plum Life Copy Share Image
“Luck, normalcy, fate ... none of those seemed to be on our side. Our very being together went against all the odds.… — Amy Plum Destiny Copy Share Image
“I know how ineffectual my actions are, but I do them on purpose--to punish myself. I deserve the pain that closeness to… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“I spent the rest of my day in someone else's story. The rare moments that I put the book down, my own… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Lucky man,"Jules said to me, leaning over to kiss my cheeks. "What I wouldn't give to be in your head." Instead of… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Among Paris's kindred," he continues, "we lost our beloved Geneviève Emmanuelle Lorieux. She died in 1943, executed by firing squad for having… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“She leaves an empty hole behind her. There was this feeling of optimism and joy in the house when she was around… — Amy Plum Best friend Copy Share Image
“I saw a picture of you and Vincent in a 1968 newspaper that said you died in a fire," I said, turning… — Amy Plum Zombies Copy Share Image
“Vincent gestures toward Gaspard, who steps forward to face us. "We say good-bye to our longtime leader, Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Balthazar Grimod de… — Amy Plum Next life Copy Share Image
“She begins walking toward the door. "Violette?" I call, craning my head so I can see her. "Yes, Kate?" she asks, looking… — Amy Plum Peace Copy Share Image
“As he spoke, the edges of the clay man began shimmering, like air does in intense heat, and the lumpen form gradually… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“At lunch I turned my phone on to check my messages. Georgia always sent me a few inane texts during the day,… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Kate, I'm not always the best at expressing myself to you, so I'm taking advantage of the fact that I will be… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Gaspard eyed me cautiously. “I really can’t say,” he responded in his formal nineteenth-century style. Can’t, or won’t? I thought.” — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“The day I stop seeing you as one of the strongest people I know is the day I wake up human.” — Amy Plum Human Copy Share Image
“So you’re making demands, are you? Well, let’s hear them.” “I want unlimited access.” “Now that sounds interesting. To what, exactly?” — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Stop flaunting your impeccable language skills, Vincent, help the girl to her feet and let her take her leave” — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“Personally, I'm happy I haven't run into a murderous killer since, well...since you chopped my ex's head off with a sword.” — Amy Plum Georgia Copy Share Image
“Thank you for being here, my beauty. Mon ange. My Kate. Your utterly, Vincent.” — Amy Plum Beauty Copy Share Image
“A few Paris blocks away I led a completely normal life with my sister & grandparents. And here I was sword fighting… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“You'll have to do better than that measly steel blade to make a dent in me.” — Amy Plum Dent Copy Share Image