Cerberus Quotes

“Um," Grover said. "Percy?"
"Yeah?"
"I thought you'd want to know."
"Yeah?"
"Cerberus? He's saying we've got ten seconds to pray to the god of our choice.After that...well...he's hungry.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“You’re the shield, and I’m the sword.”
― Amanda Bouchet, Breath of Fire

“Maybe I'll trust him to fight my monsters while I sleep. Maybe I don't have a choice.
His voice is fierce in my ear. "You're mine now, Cat. Don't you dare die on me.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“Never promise things you can't deliver," I whisper.
"I can try," he whispers back, and I hate myself because I smile.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“Hades, Hera, and Hestia!" Flynn curses, pointing up.
"What in the Underworld is that?"
"A She-Dragon." Everyone turns to me, and as much as I love having four handsome men gape at me in stupefaction, right now, I could do without.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“I don’t know why it’s not universally acknowledged that looking back is a terrible idea. It only makes going forward that much harder.”
― Amanda Bouchet, Breath of Fire

“Griffin leans closer, his voice dropping to a low, suggestive rumble only I can hear. "There are things I could boast about, but I'd rather show than tell.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“His tongue swirls against my skin, and I gasp. His voice rough with passion, he rasps, "You're living fire. I burn.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“For Hell and the foul fiend that rules
God's everlasting fiery jails
(Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools),
With his grim, grisly dog that keeps the door,
Are senseless stories, idle tales,
Dreams, whimseys, and no more.”
― John Wilmot, The Complete Poems

“Who’s arguing now?”
“Cat…”
I smile innocently. It’s hard not to laugh. “Yes, Your Growliness?”
He growls.”
― Amanda Bouchet, Breath of Fire

“I want you. I need you. For as many hours as possible, I don't want to think about anything but you.”
― Amanda Bouchet, A Promise of Fire

“I shortened my name to Cat for a reason – as in Cataclysm.”
― Amanda Bouchet, Breath of Fire

“His gaze hits mine with the force of a battering ram. He looks… appalled. “I-I won’t do this. I can’t… be with you.”
― Amanda Bouchet, Breath of Fire

“It’s just you always…”
“Run,” I finish for him…
I gaze up at him. Soft light plays over his striking features – the hard planes of his cheekbones, his strong jaw, the slight hook in his nose. “I’ll still run, Griffin. The difference now is that I’ll run to you.”
He looks at me for a long time, his gray eyes inscrutable. “You’d better.”
I arch an eyebrow. “Or you’ll spank me?”
― Amanda Bouchet, Breath of Fire

“Let the monster cave-dog howl his howl forever
And keep on terrifying bloodless shades...”
― Seamus Heaney, Aeneid Book VI

“His form began to short circuit like a television picture going out of sync. Suddenly, where a small man had stood, a gigantic dog with three heads towered over me. I dropped the staff and stumbled backwards. Cerberus looked like a poodle gone wrong. Wow, that's one ugly, pink poodle.”
― Pamela K. Kinney, How the Vortex Changed My Life

“I tried to smile, like I wasn't about to die.
''Hey, Big Fella,'' I called up. ''I bet they don't play with you much.''
''GROWWWLLLL''
''Good boy,'' I said weakly.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

“A new patch of flowers grew as another drop of saliva dripped from Cerberus' jaw. "Your poison has begun to bloom," Hades observed with a grin. "Your mistress, Cerberus, has taught you well.”
― Heidi Hastings, Hades and Persephone: The Golden Blade