“Honey, he's not worth it. No matter how much money he's got, not matter how big a ring he puts on your finger, if he puts his hands on you, you should run the opposite way as fast as you can.”

“They were coarse and crude. They made rude finger gestures to one another and they were their scars like badges. They were a family, unbreakable, loyal and absolutely powerful when they stood together.”

“They'd been children, but they'd been lethal. Now, as adults, they were even more deadly.”

“No matter what, the living came first.”