“You are the answer to every prayer I’ve offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don’t know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.”

“It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.”

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”

“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.”

“It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.”

“Love conquers all,” Aphrodite promised. “Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?”
“Didn’t they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?”
“Pfft. That’s not the point. Follow your heart.”

“Wow,” Thalia muttered. “Apollo is hot.”
“He’s the sun god,” I said.
“That’s not what I meant.”

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”

“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.”