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4eb9cce What he had yearned to embrace was not the flesh but a down spirit, a spark, the impalpable angel that inhabits the flesh. Antoine de Saint Exupéry
4f6a6f2 That's the thing about death that makes it useful. Death was always a reminder to the living to live--to live in the present and to look forward to the future. Jennifer L. Armentrout
31e5087 Well, the good guys really weren't typical. They really weren't the good guys at all, but if I discovered anything, there was no such thing as white and black. There was a lot of gray in the middle. Jennifer L. Armentrout
1c744ba I felt like I needed to crawl under my blankets. And I did for about an hour. My self-pity always had a time limit because I usually got annoyed with myself. Jennifer L. Armentrout
8f9c150 Madison rolled her eyes. "I blew a tire." "Wait. I can't hear you. Guys, can you keep it down?" His voice got a little farther away from the mouthpiece. "Maddie's on the phone and she blew something." The room erupted in male laughter. Oh. My. Freaking. God. "Sorry about that, honey. Now, what happened?" her father asked. "You blew a fire?" "I blew a tire! A tire! You know those things that are round and made of rubber?" Jennifer L. Armentrout
2e96aa3 Your sarcasm and general assholeness are not necessary," Apollo remarked casually. I grinned at him. "I don't think 'assholeness' is a word." Jennifer L. Armentrout
fc6ef2b Pulling my hand away, he rose, slanting his head to kiss me deeply as he pushed me onto my back, with his weight draped over me. "I've never had anything that was my own," he said against my mouth. "Nothing that was ever for just me and no one else. I've never been anyone's first." He kissed me and then lifted his head. I stared into his eyes. "I've never been anyone's only." That made my heart ache for him as I raised my hand, pressing my .. seth-diodoros the-return Jennifer L. Armentrout
cdf699c Then he turned to Seth. "And don't think you and me are okay. It's great you're no longer Ares' little bitch-boy, but you're still a punk-ass. Aiden snickered. "And I hope your jaw really hurts," Apollo added." Jennifer L. Armentrout
4fe2f14 Because you're beautiful, Layla, and while I may say that one word to you a lot, I don't simply toss it around. And I've seen many, many beautiful things. People as beautiful as demons are atrocious. You, by far, shine brighter than any of them. It's more than what's on the outside. It comes from within you. I've seen a lot of things and nothing, nothing, comes close to you. romance ya Jennifer L. Armentrout
b7f4253 All right ... anyone who gets into one of these cars outside is in it for the long haul ... If you even think you're not ready to put your life on the line for everyone here, then you stay behind. If you screw us out there, I will end you." He flashed a rather charming smile. "And I will probably enjoy it." Jennifer L. Armentrout
ae02a57 Man up?" He sat back in a lazy, arrogant sprawl, but the coiled tension was in every muscle in his body. "It's a good thing I love you or I'd find that particularly insulting." alex love Jennifer L. Armentrout
9934821 Apollo's lips spread into a smile. "Sorry. I'll try to come after dinner next time." The bowl disappeared from his hands, and I wondered where it went. "Well, it's good to see the Scooby gang all in one piece. Warms my heart and all that jazz, but let's get to the point." Jennifer L. Armentrout
94f04bc Instead he was staring at me like he was seconds away from getting up and storming across the bar and telling me I was up past my bedtime. He wouldn't dare. Kyler's eyes narrowed. He would. j-lynn jennifer-l-armentrout Jennifer L. Armentrout
28eded1 Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" Quoth the raven, "Nevermore." Edgar Allan Poe
e2b91f0 Alone-- it is wonderful how little a man can do alone! To rob a little, to hurt a little, and there is the end. H.G. Wells
e28f8d6 I went over the heads of the things a man reckons desirable. No doubt invisibility made it possible to get them, but it made it impossible to enjoy them when they are got. H.G. Wells
a084814 Come on," I said. "I've got some questions for Thoth. And then I'm going to punch him in the beak." chronicles kane pyramid red rick riordan sadie Rick Riordan
cf787a9 They're not so bad. They just need some attention. ...Like pets. Or my brother. Rick Riordan
6714b9d The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled ... with delight, because he was standing right next to us. percy-jackson-and-the-olympians Rick Riordan
e85cdc5 Polyphemus stiffened. "Who said that?" "Nobody!" Annabeth yelled. That got exactly the reaction she'd been hoping for. The monster's face turned red with rage. "Nobody!" Polyphemus yelled back. "I remember you!" "You're too stupid to remember anybody," Annabeth taunted. "Much less Nobody." nobody polyphemus riddle Rick Riordan
11818df Nico enjoyed how nervous the Romans acted around him, even though they were older and bigger and more experienced fighters. Rick Riordan
61b4cd5 We heard the army before we saw it. The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas. percy-jackson Rick Riordan
5e7bf0c So I saved your life, and you repaid me by raising Kronos. That's fair. Rick Riordan
7c9313e And of course I'm in the press all the time. So many books have been written about me; Into thin air, up in the air,Gone with the wind- big-head-xd books Rick Riordan
f89b91a While Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere,stampeded over the coach's enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck. "What was that for?" the coach demanded." coach humor pegasus Rick Riordan
147c67e That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can fly. magnus-chase samirah-al-abbas Rick Riordan
0bc0ba9 Why would you come to Italy to see Spanish steps? That's like going to China for Mexican food, isn't it? humurous-quote leo-valdez quote Rick Riordan
24b4da8 She stared at me. "Fly, ;ole, in an airplane, which you were warned never to do lest Zeus strike you out of the sky, AND carrying a weapon that has more destructive power than a nuclear bomb?" "Yeah," I said. "Pretty much exactly like that." Rick Riordan
b5c08bd Son of Poseidon? East asked. I nodded. Took a dip in the Styx? Hudson asked. Yep. They made digusted sounds. Well that's perfect East said. Now how do we kille him? Rick Riordan
cb57eb6 Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes." leadership Rick Riordan
ac67d3f I rested my hand on Will's shoulder. 'Don't worry. We'll be back by dawn.' His mouth trembled ever so slightly. 'How can you be sure?' 'I'm the sun god,' I said, trying to muster more confidence than I felt. 'I always return at dawn. will-solace Rick Riordan
1ee3498 Leo gestured to the empty core. "The syncopator goes here. It's a multi-access gyro-valve to regulate flow. The dozen glass tubes on the outside? Those are filled with powerful, dangerous stuff. That glowing red one is Lemnos fire from my dad's forges. This murky stuff here? That's water from the River Styx. The stuff in the tubes is going to power the ship, right? Like radioactive rods in a nuclear reactor. But the mix ratio has to be cont.. Rick Riordan
efa2e77 Hey." Leo grinned, which was unnerving in the flames, his teeth like molten silver ingots. "I told you I had a plan. When are you going to trust me? And by the way- I love you guys." Festus claw opened, and Jason and Piper fell. Jason had no strengh to stop it. He held on to Piper as she cried Leo's name, and they plummeted earthward." last-moment leo-valdez piper-mclean Rick Riordan
0361719 You hit the Lord of The Titans with a blue plastic hairbrush. Rick Riordan
54760d3 The security officer smiled and said, 'Good afternoon, ma'am,' to me before I gave him ID." "It's a sick world, Eve." He resisted taking her hand for another squeeze. "A sick, sad world." eve-dallas humor j-d-robb roarke j.d. robb
5f9c458 It's an exceptional thing to have someone in your life who knows and understands you so well. Who loves who you are. A very exceptional thing. J.D. Robb
e958698 I will give you more pain than you can imagine. Your brains will leak out of your ears, and your bowels out of your ass. I will cause that to happen without leaving a mark, and every cop here will swear you died of natural causes. J.D. Robb
fe5032c Her feet were killing her. And it made her imagine traveling back in time, hunting down whoever had invented stiletto heels, and beating the crap out of him. J.D.Robb
6726d07 Peabody, you never cease to amaze me." "One day I'll tell you about my granny and her five lovers." "Five lovers isn't abnormal for a woman's lifetime." "Not in her lifetime; last month. All at the same time." Peabody glanced up, deadpan. "She's ninety-eight. I hope to take after her." grandmother lovers J.D. Robb
f36edcf I suppose one of the reasons we're all able to continue to exist for our allotted span in this green and blue vale of tears is that there is always, however remote it might seem, the possibility of change. Gail Honeyman
ad5c3a5 Free-form jigging, communal shapes in the air; Dancing was easy!...YMCA! YMCA! Arms in the air, mimicking the letters - what a marvelous idea! Who knew that dancing could be so logical? ...From my limited exposure to popular music, people did seem to sing about umbrellas and firstarting and Emily Bronte novels, so, I supposed, why not a gender-and faith-based youth organization? songs Gail Honeyman
3a2660c The thing I want to know is, if you tell your brain not to do stuff... and it keeps doing it anyway, does that mean your mind has a mind of its own? And if it does, then who's in charge here, anyway? Jane Yolen & Bruce Coville
d86150f My hunger and curiosity drive me forward in all directions at once. Henry Miller
11ad54b Who is to say that prayers have any effect? On the other hand, who is to say they don't? I picture the gods, diddling around on Olympus, wallowing in the nectar and ambrosia and the aroma of burning bones and fat, mischievous as a pack of ten-year-olds with a sick cat to play with and a lot of time on their hands. 'Which prayer shall we answer today?' they ask one another. 'Let's cast the dice! Hope for this one, despair for that one, and w.. Margaret Atwood