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“how could he explain what happened? 'hey, honey, i'm an alien and apparently i just doused you with some radioactive loving! wanna catch a movie?' Yeah, not cool.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Shadows

“I was so worried that you wouldn鈥檛 want to know me once you found out.鈥� I signed, relief flooding through me.
鈥淎re you kidding me?鈥� Xavier reached out and curled a lock of my hair around his finger. 鈥淪urely I鈥檝e got to be the luckiest guy in the world.鈥�
鈥淗ow do you figure that?鈥�
鈥淚sn鈥檛 it obvious? I鈥檝e got my own little piece of Heaven right here.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, Halo

“Ah, i just know. That's my talent, if you were wondering. I just know things." She rolled her eyes, but she was grinning. "What a unique talent"
"I know. I amaze myself”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Shadows

“Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.”
― Bethany Hamilton

“Put your arms around my neck, sweetheart."
"Whatever for?"
He grasped her wrists and lifted her arms himself. "Because," he whispered, "we're going to dance."

.....

"This will never work. I appreciate the thought. It's very sweet, but-"
"Shut up," he whispered.
The first notes of the next number drifted to them, and she realized it was the band's rendition of Montgomery's hit song, "I swear." Tears sprang to her eyes, for the instant she recognized the tune, she knew Ryan had requested it.
"Dance with me," he whispered.
"I feel foolish."
"Who'll see? Only me, and I'm our best bud, so I don't count. Besides, why should you feel foolish?"
"My legs are dangling. My feet will thump your shins."
"Those soft slippers won't hurt my shins," he assured her.

And with that, he swept her into a waltz.

-Ryan and Bethany (Phantom Waltz)”
― Catherine Anderson, Phantom Waltz

“Hubris you say, brother? Please, tell us the nature of the prince's actions against you. Let everyone know exactly how Prince Styxx offended you." Bethany Disguised as Athena
"He has held himself up as a god. His arrogance and pride are an affront to us all." Apollo
"Held himself up as a god? Pray tell, when was this? .... Ah, yes, I remember... It was when he dared to slay your Atlantean grandson during battle. Is that not right, brother? I'm sure, like me, you remember that day well. The Atlanteans, led to our shores by your own blood kin, were slaughtering hundreds of Greeks until the beach sands turned red from good Greek blood. The onslaught was so fierce that entire veteran regiments fled from the Atlanteans and cowered. Even the brave, noble Dorians pulled back in fear. But not Prince Styxx. He rode in like a lion and jumped from his horse to save the life of a young shield-bearer who was about to be killed by one of the Atlantean giants."
Bethany/Athena
Bethany swept her gaze around the people there, who were completely silent now. "And with reckless disregard for his own life and limb, this prince picked the boy up and put him on the back of his royal steed and told him to ride to safety. He spent the rest of the day fighting on foot. Not as a prince or a god, but as a mere, heroic Greek soldier." She turned back to Apollo. "His actions so enraged the Atlantean gods that they turned all of their animosity toward him. And still Prince Styxx fought on for his people, wounded, bloody, and tired. He never backed off or backed down. Not even when your own grandson almost buried his axe through the prince's skull. He hit Styxx's hoplon so hard, it splintered a portion of it off. And as Xan held the prince down, the prince, who was barely more than a child, managed to stab him through the ribs. But now that I think about it, you don't remember that day, do you, Apollo? You weren't even there when it was fought, but later that very night-”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Styxx

“You have no idea how many times in my life I've wanted to publicly bitch-slap my brother. Thank you for the amusement." Athena
"I thought you were going to choke me for it." Bethany
"Not for this. But don't think for even one heartbeat that we're friends." Athena
"I know. But I am a goddess of justice, and while I have no problem tearing open someone who deserves it, I cannot stand to see anyone, even a Greek, wrongfully tortured." Bethany
"Now can I have my body back? No offense, but I don't wear old man well." Athena”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Styxx

“He might fight under my badge, Bet'anya, but you're the only one he would die for.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Styxx

“Ethan鈥檚 jaw dropped. Again he had underestimated her. Abruptly, he fought down a smile. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know whether to kiss you or arrest you.鈥�
She smiled up at him and again Ethan thought her lips were entirely too close to his.
鈥淵ou should kiss me,鈥� she said, stunning him even more. 鈥淚 guarantee it will be a lot more pleasant than arresting me...for both of us.”
― Kathryn Loch, Sworn to Protect

“Kiel pulled his arm out of Owen's grasp and stepped forward. "Where is she?" he shouted, angrier than Owen had ever seen him”
― James Riley, Story Thieves Collection Books 1-3 (Bookmark inside!): Story Thieves; The Stolen Chapters; Secret Origins

“You get older, but you don't ever feel grown up”
― Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds

“Listen鈥攋oy has been returned to this house.”
― Bethany Willcock, Nobody Ever Observes