Screw pretty. I'd rather be strong. Pretty fades over time. Strength gets you through the bad shit.

I am strong, because I have incorporated my weakness into my technique. I am graceful, because I do not attempt to cover up my vanity. I am fortunate, because I am a clumsy loaf.

Kids these days," Dragos said quietly. "They grow up so fast."
"Supersonic fast," Pia said just as quietly.

If your life is a blank page, that only means you have room to write your story. You have the power to tell that story the way you want to.

Just when I was coping with the idea that I’d necked with a werewolf,” she muttered. “Just when I was beginning to flirt with the idea of possibly… possibly inviting sex with a werewolf. I’m trying to imagine how I would tell this story to my best friend. I think it would go something like this: See, I’ve never seen him in daylight. He’s just this werewolf guy.”
Beside her, he had stiffened. Very quietly, he said, “Sex?

Well, dude,” said Khalil, “sometimes you just have to get over shit.