Claudia Gray

Tell me why.” My voice shook. “Tell me right now.

— Claudia Gray

I'd rather be wrong to set you free than be right to do you harm (162).

— Claudia Gray

I could almost feel him near me, the way you can feel a fire's presence in a cold room.

— Claudia Gray

“I love you. In any world, any universe. Anyone you could ever be.”

— Claudia Gray

You're impossible," he murmured. "But you're worth it.

— Claudia Gray

In my opinion, all boyfriends should turn out to be secretly wealthy.

— Claudia Gray

“quand on est immortel l'amour est éternel (evernight)”

— Claudia Gray

“This is the last time Abel lets the humans make the plans.”

— Claudia Gray

People get stupid when they're in love; people want what they can't have; and the years between ages twelve and eighteen always,…

— Claudia Gray

“Then they turned away from each other to walk into the crowd, meet new people, and become the citizens of the Empire…

— Claudia Gray

Is this what it means to die? Lucas thought. Because I’m not scared of it anymore. Not if it means I finally…

— Claudia Gray

He’d protect me and shelter me forever. But I was beginning to realize that being sheltered came at a price.

— Claudia Gray

“Okay, so, how did you know to show up in the woods like that? Do you just go around finding people in…

— Claudia Gray

“I've never met anyone like you, Bianca. Anyone born to be a vampire, I mean. But as I understand it, you can't…

— Claudia Gray

But you have nothing better to do with your time than harass us, do you? Go back to ruling the universe from…

— Claudia Gray

Either this guy really liked me, or I was inventing things in my head because I wanted him to like me. I…

— Claudia Gray

Lucas had told me only one lie, ever; he kept the secret of black Cross because it wasn’t his secret to tell.…

— Claudia Gray

“Things fall apart, Ciena. Our parents saw the Republic self-destruct. The Empire might last another year or another decade, but eventually there’s…

— Claudia Gray

I went to him in the doorway and embraced him tightly. "Thank you," I whispered. "You've done so much for us, and…

— Claudia Gray

As far as I can see, in this world, you’re a fool for not using whatever gifts you’re given. It’s not as…

— Claudia Gray

“No men ever, you said." Verlaine leaned across the table, peering at him. "Mateo, are you maybe-well-transgender? Intersex? No prejudice here. Just…

— Claudia Gray

The silence between us stretched out, but it wasn't awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never…

— Claudia Gray

I'm not dating Balthazar. I'm pretend dating him. Which involves some not pretend hand-holding. And maybe some not pretend kissing. But it's…

— Claudia Gray

Balthazar was the kind of guy who used totally correct spelling and punctuation even when he was texting, which was sort of…

— Claudia Gray

“Bath," I said, relishing the short A of my new accent. "Baaaath. Privacy. Aluminum. Laboratory. Tomato. Schhhhhedule." The giggles come over me,…

— Claudia Gray

“We look at our challenges—at our lessons—as things we master in order to achieve our goals. But the most important lessons in…

— Claudia Gray

“I meant it when I said I didn’t believe in love at first sight. It takes time to really, truly fall for…

— Claudia Gray

“She realized, then, something she had never fully understood before. She’d always wondered what had led her father to turn to the…

— Claudia Gray

Vic nudged my elbow with his. "You and me are still friends, right? You guys get a joint custody in the divorce.…

— Claudia Gray

“The Jedi Order that provided the entire framework for Obi-Wan’s life was consumed by betrayal and slaughter. Every step of this long,…

— Claudia Gray

It’s funny—when people call you “shy,” they usually smile. Like it’s cute, some funny little habit you’ll grow out of when you’re…

— Claudia Gray

Thunder rumbled. My heart beat faster. I turned away from Evernight for the last time and looked back at the flower as…

— Claudia Gray

It’s less as if he sees me and more as if . . . something happens to him.

— Claudia Gray

We can always hate that which we loved, and with a fire as great as our love once was.

— Claudia Gray

“This could be our greatest nightmare. But maybe, intead this would be our only hope of salvation.”

— Claudia Gray

“Faith and mathematics don't only bring you back to the people you love. They can also bring you to the people you…

— Claudia Gray

“Yours was the most beautiful face I'd ever seen because it was the only face I'd ever truly seen. You were the…

— Claudia Gray

“Those first seconds of silence echo with all the memories we've shared, all the memories we should've gone on to experience together.”

— Claudia Gray

Poor Lucas, always trying to protect me from danger. He’d never guessed that I was the dangerous one.

— Claudia Gray

But do you want this? It's not much of a life. Don't you see? It's the first life I've had in four…

— Claudia Gray