Quotes from book

Silver Shadows

“What in the world is this abomination?”
Lissa, only slightly more tactful, asked, “Adrian, is this some kind of joke?”

“As amusing as it was to see him lovestruck, we had to stay on track. I snapped my fingers in front of Marcus's face. "Focus," I said.”

“Sydney Katherine Sage,” he said, his green eyes full of love and earnestness. “Would you do a brooding, deadbeat Moroi the honor of being his wife?”

“Because I don’t do things in halves, Mom. Especially when it comes to love.”

“I suck,” I said, after several minutes of uncomfortable silence into our drive.
“Is that some kind of vampire joke?” Trey
asked.”

“I followed along because really, it was hard to say no to Dimitri Belikov about anything.”

“Darling" she said with a small laugh "Love doesn’t have anything to do with this."

"It has very thing to do with it!" I exclaimed.”

“You’re better than this, Adrian. Whatever the reason, you’re better than it. Don’t trick yourself into thinking you’re weaker than you are”

“Plus it'll give you a chance to get us a wedding present. We're not registered anywhere, but we could seriously use some china and a blender.”

“Do you know where to find a party or something?”
“I’m Adrian Ivashkov,” I declared. “The parties find me.”

“We fell into silence, both of us keeping our own secrets of what we'd suffered in the other's absence. I wondered if we were trying to protect each other or simply didn't want to admit to our own fears and weaknesses.”

“Ivashkov," she repeated, her face the picture of serenity. "My name is Sydney Ivashkov.”

“Adrian, we hashed this out! Everything's gone perfectly until now. Why would you even think about deviating from the plan?'

'Um, because that's how we roll?”

“Oh my God, I thought. I’m rooming with the Sydney Sage of re-education.”

“Dad,” I said quietly, “I’ve always made it a rule in my life not to pick fights with children, cute animals, or ignorant old men. I will, however, make an exception for you if you ever touch or insult my wife again.”

“Insane is such an ugly word, a voice in my head said. Think of it as obtaining a new look at reality.”

“It's a fact that people are afraid of what they don't understand. And most are too lazy or ignorant to find out more.”

“Adrian.
He was the reason I was able to survive in this prison.
And he was also the reason I was here in the first place.”

“Out of old habit, I put my hand on my collarbone, touching a cross that was no longer there. I prayed silently.”