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41 " I like to keep a little bit of nervousness simmering. It keeps mortals alert at crucial moments. Sensitive to every detail. It imprints lasting memories. These moments belong to forever" -Aphrodite "
― Julie Berry , Lovely War
42 " If he was trying to kill her through kiss deprivation, it was working. "
43 " But even the best kisses end eventually. "
44 " Here; you’ve been carrying that alone for a long time. Let me carry it with you awhile. "
45 " May you never face them, little one. But her prayed went unanswered. Frankie is a man now. Private Frank Mason Jr. of the Suffolk Regiment. Stationed in Algeria, bravely fighting the Nazis, just as his father fought the Germans before him. "
46 " Joy can do that. It can hurt as much as pain. "
47 " Boldness was intoxicating. "
48 " Lies are worse than no comfort at all. Especially to a mind already scorched by the truth" -Hades "
49 " The length of a straight line between two people who don’t dare admit they’re in love is infinite. "
50 " The pull for you is strong, during a big war.' Far better for him to voice the words than her. 'Too many hearts need you. It's intoxicating, being needed. Is that it? "
51 " Did you know food is infinitely more scrumptious when you're in love? "
52 " Modesty wasn't her forte, but then, a humble god is hard to find. "
53 " Smart means knowing when to talk and when to shut up "
54 " And nobody knows your weak spots better than sisters. Those prissy little virgins, Artemis and Athena, always looking down their smug, goody-goody noses at her. "
55 " I always say chocolate makes all the difference. Well, that and friendliness. "
56 " You're not really here, are you?" says James. "This is part of my madness?" "Does it matter?" asked Frank. "If it's madness telling you to marry that girl and be happy, whose advice would you rather have? "
57 " We say a building is made of brick, but it's the mortar, filling in the cracks, that holds it all together. That provides the strength." -Aphrodite "
58 " If I couldn't knit these two together by the end of a second dance, Zeus might as well make Poseidon the god love, and I'd go look after the fishes. "
59 " Paris was made for two. "
60 " No one can love me,” she says. “No one.” “What do you mean?” “That is the price,” she tells him, “of being the goddess of love. "