I only have so much willpower, Helen,” he whispered. “And since you apparently sleep in the most ridiculously transparent tank top I’ve ever seen, I’m going to have to ask you to get under the covers before I do something stupid.
The people who love you will guide you like bright lights into the other worlds.
…try to remember that dreams do come true, but they don’t come easily.
She had power over the most magnificent forces on Earth, but she still didn’t feel like she had power over the most important thing of all—her own heart.
[she] believes our experiences and our worlds make us. I believe our choices make our experiences and our worlds.
It’s almost as if we don’t need to live our lives or feel our feelings at all, because someone already told us what the ending was going to be.
Enemy,” hiss the bushes all around. The rest of the Pride glided forward, surrounding Lily, Rowan, and Spike.
I remember what I must do, even if it makes me the villain of my own story
She decided that if Lucas was gay then she was going to have to get a sex change operation. He would be so worth it.
Helen hadn’t realized how heavy the burden of hate had been until she was allowed to put it down.
It’s not our talents that make us safe or dangerous, it’s our choices.
Helen stared at him “How do you do that? How do you figure everything out so quickly?””You may be all-powerful, but nothing beats plain old logic.” He smiled at her
She’d created her own hell, and now that she had learned to control her fear, she knew how to create her own paradise.
But how could anyone be grateful for what they have if they didn’t know what it was like not to have what they need?
I’m trying to do what’s right, but I don’t know if there is a such a thing as a right option anymore. Just different kids of wrong.”Breakfast narrowed his eyes at her. “Don’t get too comfortable with that notion.
You’d claim me?” he asked, hopeful but cautious.She nodded once. “Because I’d never set a monster like you loose in the world.
Hello, Lady Witch,” he said, breaking into a brazen grin. “Sorry to see you’re laid up again.””Occupational hazard,” Lily mumbled…
Never say never,” he said urgently, rolling back on top of her and using all of his unusually heavy mass to press her deep into the cocoon of her little girl bed. “The gods love to toy with people who use absolutes.
The Gods know what it is to be eternal, and they love to toy with mortals who use absolutes.
Love is willing to become to villain so that the one who you love can stay a hero.
As she climbed a ladder and started boarding up the smashed front windows, Helen realized that some things stay a little bit broken forever—even after they’ve been fixed.
Haven’t you learned yet? Someone has to be the villain so everyone else can stay alive.
Test.” Hades’ lovely mouth twisted bitterly around the word, as if he could read Helen’s thoughts and agreed with her. “If life is a test, then who do you think grades it?”“You?” she guessed.