“When Compasia took pity on me, she reached down into the Underworld, touched the shoulder of Moritas, and asked her forgiveness. Then Compasia took my sister in her arms and placed her in the sky, where she, too, turned to stardust.Magiano looks at me, his eyes wide. It seems as if he already, somehow, understands.“My goddess made me a promise,” I whisper.Only now do I realize that I have never seen him cry before.In the stories, Compasia and her human lover would descend each night from the stars to walk the mortal world, before vanishing with the dawn. So, together, we stare at the sky, waiting.”

“Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.”

“I'm prouder of him than I've ever been of myself - I'm proud of him for standing up to me”

“And the book (#7) is for whenever the hunt involves a lot of waiting around. Entertainment that won't eat up my batteries is always worth bringing.”

“All they're going to see is a wealthy man who has no idea how to heal their suffering.”

“I want to fall into the purity that is Day, soaking in his simple honesty, his heart that sits open and beating on his sleeve.”

“A crack of lightning, an explosion of thunder, the sound of pounding rain.”

“Without emotion, what's the point of being human?”

“Everything's science fiction until someone makes it science fact”

“Now, as we stand three feet apart and stare at each other, I feel the full distance that comes with spending so much time apart, a moment filled with the electricity of a first meeting and the uncertainty of strangers.”

“Forever and ever, kid, until you're sick and tired of seeing me.”