"An unknown human past hides behind each pair of eyes; Sam is the only one I ever truly know, and I have him beside me now."
Prologue, p. 2

"The air smelled like begin a wolf, and yet I wasn't. The knowledge both thrilled and hurt me."
Chap. 8, p. 53

"Either you're one of Sam's, or you're a random naked pervert who smells like dog."
Chap. 12, p. 83

"It was a night full of tiny coincident that collided into something bigger. If Grace hadn't gotten sick that night, if her parents had been out late as they usually were, if they hadn't discovered us, if I hadn't gone back to Beck's house, if Isabel hadn't heard Cole outside her back door, if she hadn't delivered Cole to me, if Cole hadn't been equal parts junkie and ... genius - how would life have unfolded?"
Chap. 16, p. 108

"I needed to find a needle...