Josephine Angelini

“Well, it was about time.”

— Josephine Angelini

“It’s like they never miss.”

— Josephine Angelini

“I made you a world.”

— Josephine Angelini

“And he is immortal.”

— Josephine Angelini

“It was supposed to be Orion,”

— Josephine Angelini

“My enemy. Ajax.”

— Josephine Angelini

“Is Ajax my father?”

— Josephine Angelini

“Forever and ever,”

— Josephine Angelini

“You've got the killer instincts of a houseplant.”

— Josephine Angelini

“But—I’m leaving.” Not without me.”

— Josephine Angelini

“Ach, Hector, unser freundlicher Neandertaler." - Helen Hamilton”

— Josephine Angelini

“The only time you ever hurt me is when you leave me.”

— Josephine Angelini

“Run,” he whispered in her ear. “I love to chase.”

— Josephine Angelini

“I think we can put this one on the 'he was definitely high' pile.”

— Josephine Angelini

“I chose love—I chose you over everything that was offered to me.”

— Josephine Angelini

“And I don't just WANT you, Helen. I LOVE you. Big difference.”

— Josephine Angelini

“As Orion took a step closer, they wrapped their arms around each other in a miserable huddle.”

— Josephine Angelini

“And then we’ll each have to decide— each of us for ourselves—how far we’re willing to go to stop her.”

— Josephine Angelini

“Clever girl, Lucas thought. I could strangle her right about now. [for Helen]”

— Josephine Angelini

“The Gods know what it is to be eternal, and they love to toy with mortals who use absolutes.”

— Josephine Angelini

“He's not going around telling everyone you're monkey-butt crazy, so at least you brutalized a seriously sweet guy.”

— Josephine Angelini

“Funny how quickly the mind moves, but how slowly time does when you’re in pain.”

— Josephine Angelini

“Remember there's always a grain of truth in the prophecies, no matter how much poetry has been frosted on top." ~ Lucas…

— Josephine Angelini

“She decided that if Lucas was gay then she was going to have to get a sex change operation. He would be…

— Josephine Angelini

“The last thing Helen thought before she drifted off after him was that she’d slept on a beach like this before with…

— Josephine Angelini

“There was no "eventually", and Helen knew it. Even after she'd touched the water from the River Lethe and couldn't remember her…

— Josephine Angelini

“Also, it'd be kinda hard to be together if I was in prison." "What are you talking about?" Helen asked, suddenly alarmed.…

— Josephine Angelini

“Test.” Hades’ lovely mouth twisted bitterly around the word, as if he could read Helen’s thoughts and agreed with her. “If life…

— Josephine Angelini

“She didn't need to be able to see through his chest to know how much he loved her. He was constantly proving…

— Josephine Angelini

“She would have to leave the country, or at least Nantucket, because there was no way she could live down the fact…

— Josephine Angelini

“And in case I forget everything, including to come back, I want you to know that I still love you." "I still…

— Josephine Angelini

“How do you know all this about me?" Helen sputtered. Claire sighed. "After I pushed you off the roof..." she began. "After…

— Josephine Angelini

“Bathroom, huh? OK.’ she tittered nervously. ‘I’ll carry you. Just don’t pee on me.’ Helen laughed gratefully. Aridane was making an embarrassing…

— Josephine Angelini

“Do you know how marriage was defined in ancient Greece? Noel said in a calmer tone. Its really simple. A virgin goes…

— Josephine Angelini

“Helen felt as if the whole world had turned into some gigantic punch line that she had waited patiently for, and then…

— Josephine Angelini

“Get this. So he comes up to me at lunch, right? And he starts asking me all these questions about you. Like,…

— Josephine Angelini

“What are you doing?'Helen put her hand over his to stop him from shifting. 'I'm going inside to talk to your dad.…

— Josephine Angelini

“Why can't it just work?" she moaned. "Just once I want to come up with a plan and have it work. Is…

— Josephine Angelini

“No need to be embarassed. After seeing you in my cousin's nightgown, you've got nothing to hide. But why were you crying…

— Josephine Angelini

“They dragged the air mattress up to the widow's walk and eventually figured out how it was supposed to inflate, but Lucas…

— Josephine Angelini