"And so it was an unbroken pattern for six years: the wolves haunting presence in the winter and their even more haunting absence in the summer."
Chap. 3, p. 7

"I turned toward the dark parking lot, feeling more alive and more happy and more afraid than I ever had before."
Chap. 15, p. 73

"I'm trying to make you think I'm a decent person. Telling you I saw you naked while I was another species does not help my case."
Chap. 16, p. 85

"Seeing beyond the obvious meaning of my wolf skin to what was inside. To whatever it was that made me Sam, always."
Chap. 30, p. 177

"I'm Grace's boyfriend. Please notice the chaste distance between us. I am very responsible and have never had my tongue in your daughter's mouth."
Chap. 34, p. 223

"The entire room was brilliantly lit by lamps fitted with bulbs meant to mimic natural light, and the effect...