P. c. cast quotes

Shadows in shadows He watches through dreams Wings black as Africa Body strong as stone Done waiting The ravens call.

Water, we go to you dirty and rise from you clean.

Pain was good. If I hurt, it meant I wasn't dead.

I've loved you for as long as I can remember, and I'm going to love you for the rest of my life.

I believe there is little you cannot do once you set your mind to it.

If its got tires or testicles it's going to give you trouble

There's you. There's me. We love each other, and we have since we were kids, so we should be together. The end.

So, go talk to flowers about bulls and such," Aphrodite said. "I'll go talk to flowers," Stevie Rae said.

Evil will win if good people do nothing.

I am not a bat. ~Rephaim

You'll see. She can be nice sometimes.

See with your soul and not your eyes because to dance with the beasts you must penetrate their disguise.

A lot of men wouldn't like being called a romantic. It's not macho enough.' Quite often men are fools.

So I was beginning my new life as a anomaly, which figured about as much as it sucked.

I seek strength, not to be greater than other, but to fight my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself

Plus, according to my mother, memories change like people do, especially if there's enough alcohol involved-Aphrodite

No matter what else, we have love. Always love.

You need to check out his body using your super Spidey Otherworld senses.

That don't look good," Kramisha said. "Not good at all." She paused and then her eyes went from me to Heath, whose attention was so focused on me I swear he didn't look like he would notice if a giant white elephant in a tutu danced around the room. "Ain't that the human kid who was down here before?

If cats understood technology and had opposable thumbs, they'd rule the world.

Oh, God, Shannon. You're blowing my mind." Clint's morning voice was rich with passion. I wanted to correct him and explain that it wasn't his mind I was blowing, but my mother had taught me it was impolite to speak when one's mouth was full.

Give me strength, not to be better than my enemies, but to defeat my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. Give me strength for a straight back and clear eyes, so when life fades, as the setting sun, my spirit may come to you without shame.

Can you imagine a demon auction? Serial killer going once...twice...sold to the drama queen at the corner.

Sylvia's dark eyes widened. "You are more than you appear to be" "Yes. I am a monster of Darkness, a beast," he agreed with her. Her lips tilted up. "Can a beast weep in sorrow? Does darkness have the capacity to feel loneliness? I think not.

What if the beauty around us is meant as a reminder for the many gifts we have been given and our need to give thanks to them?

They're Twin-like," Shaunee said. "Hilarious," Erin agreed. "Shut up!" Aphrodite and Stevie Rae said together, which made the Twins convulse into laughter.

Da, hes waiting for me to tell the two of you our news first, then he'll join me." He cocked a dark brow at her. "And why would he not come to your mother and me first and ask permission to handfast with you, as is the honorable thing to do?" She cocked her own brow, mirroring his expression perfectly. "Because he's not stupid. Anyone with any sense would be scared of you two. But even scared to death, he wanted to come with me. I wouldn't let him. I knew I needed to talk to you alone first.

Beautiful, see the cloud, the cloud appear. Beautiful, see the rain, the rain draw near.

Your as slow as a fat kid on crutches

Light always underestimates the viciousness of Darkness

It's not just a sunset; it's a moonrise too.

A sense of belonging is not physical. We cant find it by changing where we live or what we do. We have to carry it within us

You know how it is with cats: They don't really have owners, they have staff.

I want to be a Huntress when I grow up!" shouted a voice from the throng. Kyna rolled her eyes and shook her head. "You can't be a Huntress, Liam. You're not a centaur and you're not a female.

I prefer my water in wine form.

There's power in the truth, just like there's power in making the right choice

Don't you think baby corns are scary? There's just something wrong about their midget bodies.

People who are filled with hate don't know how to handle love.

Darkness is not always bad, just as light is not always good.

Gender preference does not define you. Your spirit defines you.

Surrender is a powerful force.

No, Kramisha, he's not black. He's a killer bird with evil for his Daddy.

What dark secrets do you keep hidden from the world? Where would you go if no one could find you? What would you do if no one could see you?

We all have bad things inside us, and we all choose either to give in to those bad things or to fight them.

The world going insane and evil letting slip the birds of war is no excuse for sloppy vocabulary.

Your way of life is sinful and wrong," he said fiercely. Thus says a man who admits to worshipping a God who vilifies pleasure, relegates women to roles that are little more than servants and broodmares, though they are the backbone of your church, and seeks to control his worshippers through guilt and fear.

Eyes watching always Shadows in shadows they wait A black feather falls First accepted, loved Then betrayed-spit in the face Vengeance sweet like dots.

Since Stark had come back from the Otherworld, he'd been too weak and out of it to do much more than eat, sleep, and play computer games with Seoras, which was actually a super weird sight, it was like high school meets Braveheart meets Call of Duty.

A heart's a hard thing to live without. I should know. I've tried it," he said.

There is a deep power in words that speak the truth

I know dead. I've been there, done that and got the freakin' T-shirt.

Then, with an enormous rush of meadow-filled wind, the green candle went out, and my best friend died.

True love wasn't found in good hair or the right clothes, make-up or shoes. True love was found in the soul - as was wisdom and compassion

The guy I'd felt such an immediate and deep connection to I'd thought that just maybe there really were such things as soul mates, and had considered, at least for a few brief moments, that he might be mine.

They done Wrong Like ink from a busted pen Thrown away 'cause of someone else Used up But he come back Dressed in night Fine as a king With his queen The wrong Made right So right.

Kayla Robinson, if you don't shut up I'll fly down there and suck every last bit of blood from your stupid cheating cow body!

Sometimes the people closest to you betray you, and your home isn't a place you can be happy anymore.

But we're going to smile and pretend we're fine with the dorky birthmas gifts because people do not get that they can't mush a birthday into christmas.

What if all I'd ever known was how it had been for the past three years - me being an unwanted outsider in my own family? I might have turned out like Aphrodite, and I might still be letting my parents control me because I was hoping desperately that I would be good enough, make them proud, so that some day they would really love me.

I'v planted my seeds for my upcoming events. but right now, Im just waiting for them to bloom

Battle scars from the war of good versus evil have a unique beauty all their own.

Choose battles that you can win without losing your heart and your soul.

If I can't have my own mate and my own children, then I can at least have my own kingdom.

The question of what we are can only be answered by ourselves. We each decide what we are by the life choices we make. How we were made, who are parents are, where we are from, the color of our skin, who we choose to love, all those things do not define us. Our actions define us, and will keep defining us until even after death.

Nice dress Zoey. It looks just like mine. Oh, wait! It used to be mine. Aphrodite laughed a throaty, I'm-so-grown-and-you're-just-a-kid laugh. I really hate it when girls do that.I mean, yes, she's older, but I have boobs, too.

Life isn't a book. There's no guarantee of a happy ending.

I've found that the way a person feels about cats-and the way they feel about him or her in return-is usually an excellent gauge by which to measure a person's character

Yes, I'm married, but I'm not a corpse.

Aphrodite makes us understand why women have drowned their babies.

As your girlfriend, you've just pissed me off. As your High Priestess, you've just insulted me. And as someone with a working brain, you've made me wonder if you've lost every bit of your sense. (Zoey Redbird)

I felt like I was hobbling, like one oof the old crones from Act I of Macbeth - God knows my hair felt scraggy enough that I must have looked the part.

Nefertiti, the most beautiful calico in the world, chose me as her own six short years ago.

I am part-demon, part-human. What else does that make me?" She answered his question with one of her own. "I am part-centaur, part-human. Does that make me a mutant?" "It makes you a miracle." She held his gaze. "Exactly.

If you have good friends, no matter how much life is sucking , they can make you laugh.

He's waiting for yu, young queen.' Shocked, I stared at Seoras. 'Heath?' The Warrior's look was wise and understanding - his voice gentle. 'Aye, yur Heath probably does await you somewhere in the future, but it is of your Guardian I speak.

There were worse things than dying, and those worse things happened to the people you left behind.

I'm a monster, not a moron.

Over Kyle's shoulder she could see grandpa, looking like a cross between a grizzly bear and a giant pissed-off blowfish.

merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again

And then something truly bizarre happened. I could feel his touch through our eyes. I couldn't look away from him. The girl in front of him seemed to disappear, and all there was in the hallway was him and the sweet, beautiful smell of his blood.

When you make mistakes, whether they are from this life or another, learn from them- then they become opportunities

Also pay attention if a tree or whatnot says something about two bulls.

Oh for craps sake. You're not dying again, are you? It's seriously inconvenient when you do that." -Aphrodite

I'm going to remember this, I told myself sternly. I'm going to remember how awful they made me feel today. So when I'm scared and alone and whatever else is going to happen to me starts to happen, I'm going to remember that nothing about be as bad as being stuck here.Nothing.

The Fomorians skittered backward, away from me, looking justifiably confused. I mean, really, how many human women actually run to them? And I was a human woman covered in swamp yuck, with wild red hair sticking out in matted hunks and arms flailing like a demented Bride of Frankenstein. I'd run from me.

That's how Darkness works. It turns love into something bad.

Eww," Jack said, and then giggled. "Yeah, and a Paris Hilton doll that had an optional brain."Aphrodite raised her brow at him. "Don't go all crazy. There are some things even Paris Hilton can't buy.

man, i would have peeled off my shirt faster than you can say bubba loves trucks.

Like pleasure, beauty should be savored and enjoyed

Mercy is stronger than your sword.

How can you expect me to believe that?""whether you believe it or not does not change the nature of truth

I should have kissed more than your hand...thought I'd have more time," he whispered between liquid, panting breaths. "...too late now." I looked into his eyes and completely forgot the rest of the world. In that moment, all I knew was that I was holding Stark in my arms, and I was going to lose him very, very soon.

Arrayed in a new body another mother may someday give birth so that with stronger limbs and brighter mind the old soul shall take the road to earth again.

What once bound him Will make him flee Place of power-joining of five Night Spirit Blood Humanity Earth Joined not to conquer, Instead to overcome Night leads to Spirit Blood binds Humanity And Earth completes.

Blood Leads to Humanity, Spirit Leads to Night, and Earth Completes.

Shaunee was digging in her purse like she'd misplaced a tube of one of MAC's seasonal lipsticks that you buy and fall in love with AND THEN THEY DISCONTINUE IT BECAUSE THEY REALLY HATE US AND WANT US TO BE CRAZY.

Fear and Bigotry are bred fom isolation and ignorance. -Shekinah

...Night has chosen thee; thy death will be thy birth. Night calls to thee; harken to Her sweet voice. Your destiny awaits you at the House of Night.

You know about Star Trek?" came out of Stark's mouth before his brain could stop it. Again, the warrior shrugged. "We do have the satellite.

Night can't cloak your scarlet dream. Accept Desire's call.

Comfort is for the lazy and the ugly." Aphrodite

And kissing him is like sucking on alcohol-soaked feet.

Zoey: Wait! Don't go yet. I have so many questions. Nyx: Life will reveal to you the choices you must make to answer them.

He's not the brightest crayola in the pack.

Well, he was wearing those really bad pants ant that awful shirt. Clearly he did need some things explained to him bya teenager, but i didn't think it was the right time to mention his unforunate and obvious fashion impairment.

Because you are the superhero fledgling. I’m just your more attractive sidekick. Oh, and the herd of nerds are your dorky minions.

Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good.

We are all affected by our pasts, but it is within our power not to let what we have done to dictate what we will do.

I think real forgiveness is a gift someone has to earn, and I don’t even have to worry about Kalona asking for my forgiveness unless he’s worthy of even considering it, and I just don’t see that happening.

Last time I saw you, I said that it hurt too much to love you. But I was wrong about that. The truth is it hurts too much not to love you.

Like at the DMV when you've passed your driver's test and had a really bad picture taken and you're waiting for them to bring you your license?" Jack said. "Exactly, only without the filth and peasants," Aphrodite said.

Becky Renee Apple - can you believe her mom named her that and then had all of her sweaters monogramed with 'BRA'?

At the last parent visitation night I'd sorta accidentally watched a majorly nightmarish scene between Aphrodite and her parents. Her dad's the mayor of Tulsa. Her mom might be Satan.

He was chugging brown pop from a can Jack had handed him while he stuffed nacho cheese Doritos in his face. I was glad to see he looked lots better, almost completely like himself, which proves Doritos and brown pop really are health foods.

Damien has died and gone straight to gay boy heaven,' Shaunee said.

Within chaos lies opportunity.

I am not a morning person. Never have been - never want to be. As a matter of fact, I am vaguely distrustful of people who bound out of bed early like demented puppies. It's barbaric to wake up before 9:00 a.m.

Remember that I will be here', he said resolutely. 'For an eternity (...). I would wait for you for an eternity.

Ignorance breeds fear and hatred.

And when you love someone you don’t always see them realistically.

She's magnificent," Radius said, smiling proudly as he vaulted the steps and followed Aphrodite. "I can think of a lot of m words that she could be. Magnificent isn't one of them," Stark grumbled. "Mental and mean pop into my head," I said. "Manure pops into mine," Stark said. "Manure?" "I think she's full of shot, but it's too many words and doesn't start with an m, so that's as close as I could get," he said.

I laugh, and it was amazing! I swear I could see my laughter floating around me like puffy things you blow off a dandelion, only instead of being white it was birthday-cake-frosting-blue. wow! Who knew hitting my head and passing out would be so much fun? I wonder if this was what it was like to be high.

Its more than a simple belief that there is good and that it should fight the evil in the world. It's a personification of Light and Darkness at their most elemental level, as forces that are so absorbed with themselves that one cannot exist without the other though they constantly try to consume one another. One of the earliest repersentations of Light and Darkness was of Light being a massive black bull and Darkness being an enormous white bull.

You and I are bound. We will be each other’s salvation, or each other’s doom.

I was crazy about Heath. And his blood. Erik was an amazing guy who I really, really liked. Loren was completely delicious. Jeesh, I sucked." - Zoey Redbird (Ch 20)