Yvonne Woon, Dead Beautiful

Dante laughed. “No cold soup, no goat cheese. I’ll make a mental note. And no Gottfried Curse.””And for you it’s no food at all. No sleep. And no tunnels.””I’m low maintenance.””Is that what you are? Because I’ve been trying to figure it out all semester.””And what have you concluded?””A mutant. A rare disease. A creature from the inferno. Dante.””And what if you found out you were right?” he asked. “What if it meant that I could hurt you?””I would say that I’m not scared. Everyone has the ability to hurt. It’s the choice that matters.