And I start to say, no. Start to ask him to please just take it off and put it away. Start to explain how it holds far too many memories for me. But then I remember what Dame said once about memories - that they're haunting things. And because I refuse to be haunted by mine - I just take a deep breath and smile when I say, "You know, I think it looks perfect on you. You should defiantly keep it.

— Alyson Noel

And now I'm right back where I started. Sober and miserable.

— Alyson Noel

Best friends make the worst enemies, they know all your secrets and how to hurt you the most.

— Alyson Noel

But I've strayed so far from normal now, I'll never find my way back. And the truth is, I no longer want to.

— Alyson Noel

But I want you to know that you're a beautiful girl, far more beautiful than I ever was at your age, and that starving yourself to compete with all of those skinny celebrities who spend half their lives checking in and out of rehab is not only a completely unreasonable and unattainable goal, but will only end up making you sick.

— Alyson Noel

But why didn't you just ask me?" I set down my fork and glare at her. "Because you were sleeping," She says, taking a sip if Chardonnay." I was taking a nap, Mom. It wasn't intended to be some kind of Disney fairy-tale hundred-year snooze.

— Alyson Noel

Close your eyes and picture it. Can you see it?" I nod, eyes closed. Its texture, shape, and color—got it?" I smile, holding the image in my head. Its contours with the tips of your fingers, cradle its weight in the palms of your hands, then combine all of your senses—sight, touch, smell, taste—can you taste it?" I bite my lip and suppress a giggle. It!" he says. So I do. I do all of those things. And when he groans, I open my eyes to see for myself. This isn't even close."" Nope, nothing fruity about him." I laugh, smiling teach of my Dames—the replica I manifested before me, and the flesh and blood version beside me. Both of them equally tall, dark, and so devastatingly handsome they hardly seem real.

— Alyson Noel

Deep down inside, my heart knew the score. And I know that Haven was wrong. It's not always a case of one loving more than the other. When two people are truly meant to be, they love equally. Differently - but still equal.

— Alyson Noel

Everything is energy.

— Alyson Noel

Everything just feels so empty without her. She was more a parent to me than my birth parents were. She took me in, fed, dressed me, but most importantly, she treated me with respect. Furthermore, she taught me that my abilities were nothing to be ashamed of, nothing I should try so hard to deny. Furthermore, she convinced me that what I had was a gift-not a curse- and that I shouldn't let other people's narrow minds and fears determine how I love, what I do, or how I perceive myself in the world. Furthermore, she actually made me believe that in no way, shape, or form did their uninformed opinions make me a freak.

— Alyson Noel