Maria V. Snyder said this quote

Yelena, you've driven me crazy. You've caused me considerable trouble and I've contemplated ending your life twice since I've known you. Valek's warm breath in my ear sent a shiver down my spine.But you’ve slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.”“That sounds more like a poison than a person,” was all I could say. His confession had both shocked and thrilled me.“Exactly,” Valek replied. “You have poisoned me.

~ Maria V. Snyder

But you've slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.

~ Maria V. Snyder

The heart is a strange beast and not ruled by logic.

~ Maria V. Snyder

Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.

~ Maria V. Snyder