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.

P. C. Cast

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If you have good friends, no matter how much life is sucking , th... by P. C. Cast

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

cute-best-friend good-friend friendship

Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light... by P. C. Cast

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

light evil inspirational

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

sidekicks superhero nerd

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.

growing-up voice eye

Choose battles that you can win without losing your heart and you... by P. C. Cast

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

soul winning heart

I prefer my water in wine form. by P. C. Cast

I prefer my water in wine form.

form wine water

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.

guilt men religion

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

fool romance men

Battle scars from the war of good versus evil have a unique beaut... by P. C. Cast

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

unique evil war

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

home sometimes people

Don't you think baby corns are scary? There's just something wron... by P. C. Cast

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

scary baby thinking

Mercy is stronger than your sword. by P. C. Cast

Mercy is stronger than your sword.

stronger mercy

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.

steps mean thinking

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.

strength eye giving

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

fighting doubt enemy

Life isn't a book. There's no guarantee of a happy ending. by P. C. Cast

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

happy-endings guarantees book

Gender preference does not define you. Your spirit defines you. by P. C. Cast

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

gender spirit doe

It's not just a sunset; it's a moonrise too. by P. C. Cast

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

sunset

I've loved you for as long as I can remember, and I'm going to lo... by P. C. Cast

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

love-you remember long

There's power in the truth, just like there's power in making the... by P. C. Cast

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

zoey-redbird right-choices choices