Frostbite Quotes
"Things die. But they don't always stay dead. Believe me, I know."
"Dhampirs are half-human, half-Moroi. I like to think we got the best traits of both races."
"I've spent my entire life training to protect Moroi from Strigoi."
"It isn't right for them to prey on the innocent."
"I'm one of them. Don't worry—I'm not like the Strigoi. But I did die once."
"I hate them. I hate them all! I wish I'd been there. I would have ripped their throats out!"
"The fear and tension from yesterday were still around, certainly, but something new was there too: excitement."
"If I delayed, I'd be late for practice. The curiosity was killing me, though."
"God," muttered Mason. "That guy is always working you. Doesn't he realize he's depriving us of your beauty and charm?"
"We're going to live like royalty, Rose. At least for a week or so."
"We can't stop living because other people are dead."
"I mean, I don't want Strigoi out there, attacking people either. And I want to stop them in theory… but, well, we aren't even close to being ready."
"Oh, look at that," he laughed, noticing how much he'd caught me off guard. "Rose gets rendered speechless. Ashford 1, Hathaway 0."
"Where were you for the last five?" I demanded. "Would you have known I was gone if someone hadn't told you?"
"Don't turn this back on me. I was away because I had to be."
"It's like everything else. Balance. Know which things to run forward with—and know which to leave alone."
"I mean, whatever gets you the molnija marks, right?"
"It's impossible to keep Rose away from places she shouldn't be. She always finds them eventually."
"I knew … I knew what Lucas and Moira had become, but that still didn't prepare me. Mentally, physically, or emotionally."
"I decided that I didn't want to die that way, not without putting up a real fight and doing everything I could to protect myself and those I love."
"The truth, huh? No one wants to hear the truth. The truth is never sexy. But you … You are too goddamned sexy to be real."
"She didn't do what she did for glory. She did it because she had to."
"You express yourself more than anyone else I know."
"Sweat isn't a bad thing. Some of the best things in life happen while sweating."
"In the real world, you can make your own miracles."
"You don't have time to hate anyone. Not in our profession."
"Perfume can be good…especially if you get one that goes with your chemistry. But you only need a hint."
"She absolutely did not do it on purpose. No matter how much you resent her, you have to believe that."
"Don't you think this is the time of year for forgiveness?"
"Well, decapitations aren't as easy as they seem. You've got to get through the spinal cord and tendons."
"You're always fighting for control. You're the same as me."
"Sometimes you don't want to control yourself. Sometimes you don't want to be good."
"I swear, sometimes it's just like you want to hear yourself talk!"
"Not bad—aside from the fact you would have burned my face off."
"I still think it'd be easier to just burn them entirely."
"It could be really useful if you were fighting with a guardian."
"Look, I'm just grumpy, okay? Didn't get much sleep."
"It's not just swimming," he said patiently. "Besides, that slaughter is exactly why you should go do this."
"You think there are too few guardians? That's not the problem. The problem is there are too many Strigoi."
"I'm not afraid to fight. I could have taken on Strigoi when I was a sophomore."
"The Moroi have got to start helping us defend themselves."
"I confess, their enthusiasm was kind of contagious. I rather liked the idea of getting the drop on Strigoi."
"His cuteness aside, I didn't want to listen to Mason talk about his battle skills anymore. I wanted another drink."
"You're afraid!" yelled the guy by me. "You're all afraid. You just want to hole up in your mansions and let the guardians do your dirty work. What are you going to do when they're all dead? Who'll protect you then?"
"Ripping each other's heads off isn't going to save the Moroi unless you're trying to thin stupidity out of the gene pool."
"I'm trying to stop you guys from being any more idiotic than you already are!"
"Well, I don't really know what good a water user would be against a Strigoi. It's probably the least useful element to use on one of them."
"I'm not—" I gave up trying to deny it. "I'm fine."
"Feeling better?" he asked, handing the glass to me. It was crystal and intricately carved. It seemed too fancy for plain water.
"Besides, it wasn't like there weren't plenty of other distractions. This room was done all in silver and blue. Midnight blue silk cloths covered the tables, so shiny and smooth that I was terrified to eat on them."
"The effect was a spectacular panorama of color and light, dizzying to the eye."
"You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love."
"It wasn't even about sex. It was just about being close to someone you cared about, about the emotion that kind of connection flooded you with."
"Dimitri might run off with Tasha, but I would still love him. I would probably always love him."
"I sighed into Dimitri, just wishing I could stay like that forever. It felt right being with him."
"I had to apologize to Mason…and tell him there'd never be anything between us."
"I HATE BEING POWERLESS. AND I hate going down without a fight."
"There's nothing worse than waiting and not knowing what'll happen to you."
"Your own imagination can be crueler than any captor."
"It's quite touching that you should find your way to me after all this time."
"If I've got to kill someone, it might as well be you."
"You and I have never liked each other, Rose. If I've got to kill someone, it might as well be you."
"All we've got to do is get outside, and they can't touch us."
"If something happens, you get them out of here. Run fast and run far. Do not come back without a herd of guardians."
"Yes. You forget about me if you can get them out."
"Sunshine had never tasted so sweet as it did at that moment."
"You did well, considering the circumstances."
"Killing Strigoi wasn't as glamorous as I thought it'd be."
"No one gets over their first kill...kills...easily."
"When a person can see into your soul, it's hard."