You better smile, or we're toast," I said. "Everything…

“The trouble with rules, though, is that you'll always be tempted to break one- for the right reasons, due to unavoidable circumstances, because it…

— Stacey Kade

“Reginald, the dog-bear," I repeated. "Or bear-dog," she reminded me. "That's terrible," I said in mock solemnity. "He's already not sure what he is-…

— Stacey Kade

“At least I graduated," he muttered, stabbing the key in and unlocking the door. I sucked in a breath. "I think dying was a…

— Stacey Kade

“I hate this hypothetical guy already. He's probably taller than I am.”

— Stacey Kade

“She shrugged and flipped her glossy hair behind her shoulders. "What else do you have to do with your time besides think about stuff…

— Stacey Kade

“I couldn't figure out how the system worked. And maybe that was the point. If you aren't sure how it works, it's a lot…

— Stacey Kade

“There's always that one thing, right? A particular action that is your own personal line in the sand. The nuclear threat you keep in…

— Stacey Kade

“It might have been my human side clamoring for blood, or my alien side looking for a chance to exercise strategic dominance over a…

— Stacey Kade

“My mouth fell open, and I swear, I got chills. He’d actually done it. He’d told his mom no. Somewhere along the line, Will…

— Stacey Kade

“What is that phrase the kids use today? Oh, yeah. You’re his bitch, his spirit-world bitch”

— Stacey Kade

“Not five minutes after Alona had vanished through the far wall of my bedroom, my mom had poked her head in my room to…

— Stacey Kade

“What are you doing, meditating?" "No, I'm trying to calm down so I don't kick your ass," she said through clenched teeth.”

— Stacey Kade

“What was the point, I had to wonder, of fighting so hard to learn to protect my life if I was destroying it in…

— Stacey Kade

“Killian wasn't dead. He just dressed like it.”

— Stacey Kade

“What part of Vivis servimus non mortuis do you not understand?” she asked. “All of it?”

— Stacey Kade