Elisa S. Amore > Quotes

“Life on Earth is only borrowed time. We need to appreciate the time that’s given to us, because ultimately we have to give it back.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“Ho attraversato l'inferno, ma adesso sono finalmente in paradiso.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Il potere dell'oscurità

“Shyness is a lasso that binds the wings each of us has. Only if you untie it can you fly. Don”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“There are billions of people in the world, yet you can feel infinitely alone if you’re deprived of the one who’s important to you.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Unfaithful

“I noticed a copy of X-Men, a Marvel comic he loved, in his backpack, which was lying open on his crossed legs. Sometimes it seemed a part of those characters lived inside him. Peter wasn’t your classic knight in shining armor; he was a complex hero full of doubts and conflicting emotions who suffered from unrequited love.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“Con un libro en el regazo, me imaginaba alejándome del mundo, liberando la mente más allá de los límites del cuerpo, mientras los ojos, que recorrían las páginas línea a línea, como veleros alados, me transportaban a lugares lejanos”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“If you can control fire, you can raze cities to the ground. You can burn your enemies to ash.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Demigods Academy: Year One

“Gemma hadn’t noticed me until my shadow blocked the light. I lowered my finger and the ladybug flew down onto the page. “What’s his name?” She looked up and smiled suddenly. Gemma would get the craziest crushes on characters and would talk to me about them for days. I didn’t mind so long as they weren’t real.”
― Elisa S. Amore, The Shadow of Fate

“Those characters existed in my mind, they made me smile, they gave me hope, made my heart beat—wasn’t that enough to consider them real?”
― Elisa S. Amore, The Shadow of Fate

“La timidez es un lazo que envuelve nuestras alas con fuerza. Sólo volarás lejos si lo deshaces. No renuncies a las cosas sólo porque podrías arrepentirte de algo. A veces basta con alargar la mano para coger lo que tienes delante. Cualquier persona podría dar un paso más largo que el tuyo y entonces ya no podrías volver atrás. Despliega tus alas, pajarillo, y vuela.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“I closed my eyes and let myself be enveloped by the smell of the books, the paper, the ink . . . the smell of stories. The most wonderful fragrance in the world.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched: The Complete Series

“It’s shining brighter than all the others, Jamie.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“You asked me which star is mine. It's you.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“You need to learn to seize the day. Shyness is a lasso that binds the wings each of us has. Only if you untie it can you fly. Don’t give up on something if you might regret it later. Sometimes all you need to do is reach out and take what’s in front of you. Someone else might beat you to it and you’ll miss your chance. Spread your wings, Squirrelicue, and go talk to him.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“Rise up and gather the brightest stars”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“I’m not your mother. I’m not going to tell you what a good job you’ve done.” Anger swelled inside me. I was tired of getting pushed around today. “My mother’s dead.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Demigods Academy: Year One

“Why couldn’t love be simpler? No, it was simple. Simple and wonderful. It was hormones that complicated everything.”
― Elisa S. Amore, The Shadow of Fate

“obstinacy”
― Elisa S. Amore, Brokenhearted

“there’s a battle going on inside us between two wolves. One is evil, self-centered, full of envy and guilt; the other is good, full of joy, love, hope, truth . . . faith. Only one will emerge victorious in the end.” Ginevra looked me in the eye. “The one you decide to feed.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Brokenhearted

“You need to learn to seize the day. Shyness is a lasso that binds the wings each of us has. Only if you untie it can you fly.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched: The Complete Series

“The girl knows too much. I suspect Hades is feeding her all kinds of stories.” “She won’t know what is truth or fiction.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Demigods Academy: Year Three

“It was so strange how fast you could go from walking on a cloud to sinking into the deepest despair. But life doesn’t always ask you what you think is fair. Moods change, like the seasons; the only difference is how quickly everything transforms.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“Some stories would grip me to the point that the characters continued to live on in my mind.”
― Elisa S. Amore, The Shadow of Fate

“Well, you died. What did it feel like? Do you remember?”
― Elisa S. Amore, Demigods Academy - Season One

“You change sides and alliances as often as I change my underwear. It’s exhausting, to be honest.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Demigods Academy: Year Three

“Gods, you’re an ugly bastard,” Ares taunted. “I’m surprised Aphrodite never slayed you in your sleep. I even begged her to a few times over the past millennia.” “Maybe because she was too busy in my bed to even think about it.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Demigods Academy: Year Three

“The Angel of Death was there for me and soon he would come to take me, because one way or the other I had to die.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched

“Evan continued to shake his head, clearly finding the situation hilarious. Then I noticed his eyes glowing like a diamond of ice. For some strange reason neither of us understood I was the only person capable of seeing him in his ethereal form.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched: The Complete Series

“I’m Enyo,” she said. “Goddess of War and Destruction.” “Melany. Human of rebellion and pissing people off.”
― Elisa S. Amore, Demigods Academy: Year Two

“Shyness”
― Elisa S. Amore, Touched