the center will hold

         we chase away the shadows around each other.

“You know I love you, right?” The urge to kiss her goodbye was so strong that I almost broke our rules. She smiled, beautiful and golden in the late morning light. “Not as much as I love you.”

“no matter how long or how difficult, we will undo whatever that moroi boy has done to you.” i managed a wavering smile, tasting blood in my mouth. “you sure about that, dad? because he’s done everything to me.”

“love is …” an old memory with adrian came back to me, and some of the turbulent emotion i always carried within me these days welled up in my chest. it was stupid, feeling so lovesick when he’d been gone less than a day, but i couldn’t get him or the ways he described love out of my head. “… a flame in the dark. a breath of warmth on a winter’s night. a star that guides you home.” 

A flame in the dark. A breath of warmth on a winter’s night. 

- Richelle Mead

You are an exceptional, talented, and brilliant young woman. Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you’re less. Do not ever let anyone make you feel invisible. 

I look at you, and you’re like… like light made into flesh.

book meme: eight protagonists. 4) sydney sage (bloodlines)

“The center will hold.” “How do you know?” “Because we are the center.”

6 quotes (5/6): “How a novice passed the field experience was almost as important as all the rest of her grades combined. It could influence which Moroi she got assigned to after graduation. And me? There was only one Moroi I wanted.”

Moroi are benevolent vampires, very pale and their bodies are slim and tall, they can use magic (water, earth, fire and air). Most moroi do not feel comfortable being in the sunlight, though they still can be outside during the daytime. A Moroi’s diet consist of blood as well as normal food. They can survive on either, but blood is more important to them. Moroi bites contain endorphins that induces emotional and physical euphoria that some say is better than sex and many of the feeders are addicted to the bites. The longest a Moroi can go without blood is two days. After which after they start to weaken. Signs of this are their already pale skin becomes even paler, dark circles under their eyes, and their strength beginning to wane.

“(…) moroi are born…but strigoi are made.”

“Whatever happened to the dragon?“ I mustered my primmest tone. "He has a name, you know.” Adrian pulled back and gave me a curious look. “I didn’t know, actually. What’d you decide on?” “Hopper.” When Adrian laughed, I added, “Best rabbit ever. He’d be proud to know his name is being passed on.” “Yes, I’m sure he would. Did you name the Mustang too?” “I think you mean the Ivashkinator.” He stared at me in wonder. “I told you I loved you, right? "Yes,” I assured him. “Many times.”