" He said,'Trust yourself, mon ami. You are not your friend with his so-sad tale. And Anita is not human. Through us she is more than that. Both of us huddle around her humanity like it is the last candle flame in a world of darkness. But by our very love, we make her less human, and more. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Blue Moon (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #8)