Are you sure about this?" Rowan asked." No," Lily shouted over the whipping wind. Her voice came out choked as it tried to get around her stomach, which was now lodged in her throat. "But it's the only way." Rowan looked over the side, his face serene as he timed it. Lily saw his millstone pulse as every sense in him sharpened, and he pulled her tightly against his body and launched them off the drake's neck into thin air. Lily shrieked uncontrollably, clutching at Rowan desperately as they fell.

— Josephine Angelini

As she climbed a ladder and started boarding up the smashed front windows, Helen realized that some things stay a little bit broken forever—even after they’ve been fixed.

— Josephine Angelini

As soon as he had her safe again in his arms he broke down and kissed her. Helen was so stunned she stopped crying before she had a chance to start and nearly fell out of the sky. Still the better flyer, Lucas caught her and supported her as they tumbled on the wind, holding and kissing each other as he tumbled on the wind, holding and kissing each other as he guided them safely back down to the catwalk. As their feet touched down, the light inside the lighthouse switched Anand projected the shadows of their embracing figures out onto the choppy waves of the ocean.“I can’t lose you,” Lucas said, pulling his mouth away from hers. “That’s why I didn’t tell you the whole truth. I thought if you knew how bad it was you’d send me away. I didn’t want you to give up hope. Furthermore, I can’t do this if you give up on us.”(Star crossed)

— Josephine Angelini

But how could anyone be grateful for what they have if they didn’t know what it was like not to have what they need?

— Josephine Angelini

But—I’m leaving.” Not without me.

— Josephine Angelini

But you have to admit it is human nature to only really appreciate something if you’ve worked for it, or if you know you can lose it. How are you going to make the inhabitants of your little heaven feel fulfilled if everything comes to them easily?

— Josephine Angelini

Don't say that," he said harshly. Rowan studied Lily for a long time. "Do you know what it means to be a survivor? It means that not only do you have to live through things, you have to live with them as well. The second part is much harder, and sometimes it takes the rest of your life to learn how to do it. But at least you have the rest of your life, Lily. And that's what's important to me."" Oh, I'm alive," she said ruefully, "Even if I am damaged."" You'll heal," Rowan replied confidently.

— Josephine Angelini

Do you know how marriage was defined in Ancient Greece? Noel said in a calmer tone. It's really simple. A virgin goes to men house with the family gathered as witnesses. The virgin and the man share a fire, a meal, and a bed. If the girl wasn't a virgin in the morning, then the couple was considered married. That's it

— Josephine Angelini

Do you know what it means to be a survivor? It means that not only do you have to live through things, you have to live with them as well. The second part is much harder, and sometimes it takes the rest of your life to learn how to do it. But at least you have the rest of your life…

— Josephine Angelini

Enemy," hiss the bushes all around. The rest of the Pride glided forward, surrounding Lily, Rowan, and Spike.

— Josephine Angelini