" He gulped. "No, we aren't done chatting. Why aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Everything and everyone has an end," she said. "I mean, you're going to be killed soon and though I loathe the thought, you don't see me crying about that, either. I know what will happen, and I accept what cannot be changed. I'm trying to live while I can. While WE can. Dwelling on the bad is what destroys all hints of joy. "

― Gena Showalter , The Darkest Passion (Lords of the Underworld, #5)