“Find one thing. One thing that's beautiful. Anything. Anything that shows you you're not one of them.”
Dimitri was forced to turn to a Strigoi initially but gets turned back into a dhampir before the beginning of this narrative. However, he still suffers from mental torment due to the guilt he harbors for actions done when he was a Strigoi. Through the journey with Rose, she helps him gradually find himself and beauty again even love. In the assertion, Rose tries to pull him out of the dark mindset that had found a place in his being when he was Strigoi. He only knew death and darkness during that period thus reverting is a task that requires constant reminding of oneself.
“You're better than this. Better than whatever it is you're going to do now.”
Adrian is a royal Moroi who has the ability of the spirit magic however he suffers from depression and bipolar disorder. In order to rid himself of the impact of the spirit magic, he indulges in drugs to numb himself. In the statement, Rose takes to account the great capabilities he possesses and should not surrender to self-pity and indulging.
“Behaviors and feelings rarely line up”
All through the Vampire Academy series, Rose harbors these complicated feelings for Dimitri however does not act on them. In the assertion, Sonya affirms that even if Rose’s actions or words do not allude to the feelings he has for him she might still have them. Rose feels guilty for lusting on Dimitri whilst still in a relationship with Adrian thus admonishes the love he has for him. However, as Sonya asserts she definitely has feelings for him even if she does not externally show it. Consequently, proving right when the two end up together by the close of the narrative.
