Quotes by Josephine Angelini

As soon as he had her safe again in his arms he broke down and kissed her. Helen was so stunned she stopped crying before she had a chance to start and nearly fell out of the sky. Still thebetter flyer, Lucas caught her and supported her as they tumbled on the wind, holding and kissing each other as he tumbled on the wind, holding and kissing each other as he guided them safely back down to the catwalk. As their feet touched down, the light inside the lighthouse switched onand projected the shadows of their embracing figures out onto the choppy waves of the ocean.“I can’t lose you,” Lucas said, pulling his mouth away from hers. “That’s why I didn’t tell you the whole truth. I thought if you knew how bad it was you’d send me away. I didn’t want you to give up hope. I can’t do this if you give up on us.”(Starcrossed)

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

Do you know what it means to be a survivor? It means that not only do you have to live through things, you have to live with them as well. The second part is much harder and sometimes it takes the rest of your life to learn how to do it. But at least you have the rest of your life…

Shed 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?

Im trying to do whats right, but I dont know if there is a such a thing as a right option anymore. Just different kids of wrong.Breakfast narrowed his eyes at her. Dont get too comfortable with that notion.

Youd claim me? he asked, hopeful but cautious.She nodded once. Because Id never set a monster like you loose in the world.

Hello, Lady Witch, he said, breaking into a brazen grin. Sorry to see youre 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.

Only the ones who run are worth catching.

“I only have so much willpower, Helen, he whispered. And since you apparently sleep in the most ridiculously transparent tank top Ive ever seen, Im going to have to ask you to get under the covers before I do something stupid.”