Ellen Schreiber: Raven: So Alexander, now we know what we do all day....

Your right. We do spend a lot of time worrying about our looks, instead of focusing on what's inside. - Raven The artist has the power to capture that. To express what he thinks about the subject. I thought that was much more romantic then seeing myself in a cold, stark glass reflection. - Alexander

Ellen Schreiber

artist reflection thinking

Cupid's not the only one with an arrow," I scowled

Ellen Schreiber

cupid arrows

Here's to new blood." -Jagger Maxwell

Ellen Schreiber

maxwell jagger blood

This club is for members only. But once you join, membership lasts for an eternity.

Ellen Schreiber

membership clubs lasts

Did I hear it's going to be someone's birthday?" a familiar male's voice said from behind me. I didnt even bother turning around and continued walking, but that didn't stop my nemesis from disturbing me. He jumped in front of me, blocking my way. "It's been a whole year, has it?" he asked in a syrupy tone. "Maybe this birthday I'll finally give you what you've always wanted.

Ellen Schreiber

block voice years

Where are you off to in such a hurry?” His stunning green eyes bore through me. “A corpse convention?” Even sweaty, Trevor was gorgeous. “What are you running away from?” I retorted. “Your mirror?

Ellen Schreiber

mirrors eye running

If anyone was going to fall prey to a handsome vampire, it was going to be me.

Ellen Schreiber

handsome vampire fall

'When you were little, what inspired you to feel this way?'" Then he paused and asked, "Looking in the mirror and having it crack in two?" Instead of clobbering him, I laughed-the kind of laugh that escapes into the air before you can catch it. The kind of chuckle that shows a tiny form of acceptance. Trevor obviously didn't expect me to find his remark entertaining. He was primed for a fight. We both cracked up and locked eyes. His gaze lingered a little too long, not in a creepy way, but in a way that says I'm not ready to let this moment go.

Ellen Schreiber

fighting eye acceptance

It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. How the artist captured the light, the details of my mother's dimples, the joy in my father's eyes, all through gentle strokes from his palette. The artist made me look alive when I felt lonely and grim inside. That's the way this man saw me. I decided then that that's what I wanted to do

Ellen Schreiber

lonely mother beautiful

I always felt sorry for humans, spending so much time in front of the mirror. Fixing their hair, makeup, and clothes, mostly to impress others. Did they really see themselves in the mirror? Was it what they wanted to see? Did it make them feel good or bad? And mostly I wondered if they based their self-image on their reflected one.

Ellen Schreiber

makeup mirrors sorry

Is this the life you really want? Or is it just the fantasy of it?

Ellen Schreiber

alexander-sterling fantasy want

So what about that key?" I asked. "I knew you'd be asking me about it sooner or later." He pulled the cord out from underneath his shirt and dangled the key in front of me. "What do you want for it?" I sneered. "Five dollars?" "I don't want money," he said with a wicked grin. "What does it go to?" "A kiss will unlock more than this key will," he whispered in my ear.

Ellen Schreiber

wicked kissing keys

I'm looking for someone to quench my thirst-for all eternity" -Luna Maxwell

Ellen Schreiber

quench maxwell eternity

Trevor possessed many of the qualities of a vampire without actually being one. He constantly preyed on me, was deeply charismatic, and tried to suck the life out of me.

Ellen Schreiber

charismatic vampire quality

I'll give you something to remember ME by... The back of my head!

Ellen Schreiber

vampire-kisses remember giving

Aunt Libby: "I think I'm getting married! I've been dying to tell you." Raven: "You are? Congrats! Dad didn't mention..." Aunt Libby: "Well, okay, it's not official or anything. In fact, we haven't officially gone out yet. I just met him last night.

Ellen Schreiber

aunt dad night

You seem a lot like me," he said. "You don't gawk at me like I'm a freak." "I'll kick anyone who does." "I think you already did. Or at least smacked him with a tennis racket." -Alexander and Raven, Vampire Kisses, Pg.127, The Beginning

Ellen Schreiber

ravens kissing thinking

It's not about changing--it's about growing, together," he said, like the wise soul that he was. "I wanted to let you know--that I am with you. Always. Forever. We don't have to be separated by the sun, school, or even the night. Now I'm just a click away." ~Alexander

Ellen Schreiber

wise night school

He'd have to be blinder than a bat. ~Alexander

Ellen Schreiber

bats

I think you have a case of either 'testitis' or 'I Didn't Do My Homework Syndrome'. It's common in the Spring.

Ellen Schreiber

common spring thinking

Raven: So Alexander, now we know what we do all day. What do you do? Alexander: I spend it thinking about you.