“I hope the two of you will descend from your love bubble long enough to learn something today," he sniped cuttingly and the other kids snickered. Embarrassed, I ducked my head to avoid eye contact with them.
"It's all right, sir," Xavier replied. "The bubble's been engineered to allow us to learn from within it.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“A body is merely a vehicle. The deepest emotions are experienced through the soul.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“I feel sorry for you," he said slowly. "I guess you wouldn't know what it's like to be loved or wanted by anybody. You're right, though; Beth isn't human, because humans have a soul that they struggle all the time to stay in touch with. Every day is a battle for them to listen to their conscience and do the right thing. If you knew Beth at all you'd know that she doesn't have a soul, she's ALL soul. She's filled with it, more than any human possibly could be. You wouldn't know that because emptiness and hatred is all you've ever know. But that won't win out in the end-you'll see."
"You're very cocky for a mere human," the demon replied.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“How could you tell children they were playing with fire if they´d never had the experience of being burned?”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“How can the strength of one man stand against Jake and an army of demons?"
"He can," I countered, "if he has the power of Heaven on his side. After all, Christ was a man."
"He was also the Son of God, there's a difference."
"Do you think they could have crucified him if he wasn't human?" I asked. "He was flesh and blood, just like Xavier. You've been here so long you underestimate the power of humans. They're a force of nature.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“Beth,” he said simply, his flawless face lit up with anticipation. “There is no doubt in my mind that we belong together, but to spend the rest of my life with you would be an honor and commitment that I would cherish.” He paused, his clear, blue eyes luminous. My breath caught in my throat, but Xavier only smiled. “Beth,” he repeated. “Will you marry me?” The look on his face was pure happiness.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“But don’t let them talk you into anything you don’t feel comfortable with.”
“They’re my friends.”
“So what?” He shrugged. “If your friends walked off a cliff, would you do it too?”
“Why would they walk off a cliff?” I asked in alarm. “Is someone having problems at home?”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“One does not need to lock up that which is not dangerous.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“You make me feel things, Beth. That´s why you have to stay. Hell´s whole lot brighter with you in it.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“The righteous ones are always exhausting to have around.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“There was nothing else to do but call upon the Creator,
praying, begging, pleading, bargaining—anything to make
him protect Xavier. I couldn’t have him ripped away from
me like that. I could survive emotional turmoil; I could
survive the most intense physical torture. I could survive
Armageddon and holy fire raining down upon the earth, but I
could not survive without him.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“(...) I don´t want a drink. I just want to know where am I?
-You´re not in Kansas anymore!- Jake chuckled at his own joke.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“Never love that which you cannot keep.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“Love has to be reciprocated for it to be real.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“Put it this way, how do you feel about the supernatural?”
“I’m fine with it,” Molly replied coolly. “I used to watch Charmed and Buffy and all those shows.”
Gabriel winced slightly. “This isn’t quite the same thing.”
“Okay, well, listen to this. Last week my horoscope in Cosmo told me I was going to meet an enchanting stranger
and this guy on the bus gave me his phone number. I’m a total believer now.”
“Yeah, you’ve really seen the light,” Xavier said under his breath.
“Did you know that Sagittarians have a problem with sarcasm?” Molly snapped.
“That would be very enlightening, except I’m a Leo.”
“Yeah, well, everyone knows they’re a pack of assholes!”
“My God, you’re like talking to a rock.”
“You’re a rock!”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“If you think you love me, then you don’t know what love is,' Gabriel said. 'Love has to be reciprocated for it to be real.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“They want to hold a seance and go dressed as bunnies.”
“What kind of bunnies?” he asked suspiciously.
“Playboy, I think. Whatever that means.”
“That sounds about right.” Xavier laughed. “But don’t let them talk you into anything you don’t feel comfortable with.”
“They’re my friends.”
“So what?” He shrugged. “If your friends walked off a cliff, would you do it too?”
“Why would they walk off a cliff?” I asked in alarm. “Is someone having problems at home?”
Xavier laughed. “It’s just an expression.”
“It’s silly,” I told him. “Do you think I should go as an angel? Like in the film version of Romeo and Juliet?”
“There would be a certain irony in that,” Xavier said, smirking. “An angel posing as a human posing as an angel.
I like it.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“Strano come certi ridicoli rituali appaiano perfettamente sensati quando si è innamorati.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
“I only had one thought as the blackness closed in, drawing me back to my beloved earth. I was going back to the life I'd known before, the life I'd missed and longed for...but there in Xavier's arms, I was already home.”
― Alexandra Adornetto, quote from Hades
Alexandra Adornetto
Born place: in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Born date April 18, 1992
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“Death is a strange thing. People live their whole lives as if it does not exist, and yet it's often one of the great motivations for the living. Some of us, in time, become so conscious of it that we live harder, more obstinately, with more fury. Some need its constant presence to even be aware of its antithesis. Others become so preoccupied with it that they go into the waiting room long before it has announced its arrival. We fear it, yet most of us fear more than anything that it may take someone other than ourselves. For the greatest fear of death is always that it will pass us by. And leave us there alone.”
― Fredrik Backman, quote from A Man Called Ove
“—Básicamente, los caminos de todos son el mismo. Todos debemos aprender ciertas actitudes mientras nos encontramos en el estado físico. Algunos somos más rápidos que otros en aceptarlas. Caridad, esperanza, fe, amor... todos debemos conocer estas cosas, y conocerlas bien. No son sólo una esperanza, una fe, un amor; muchas cosas se alimentan de cada una de ellas.”
― Brian L. Weiss, quote from Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
“Ако си лишен от опита на годините, това не означава, че си лишен от разум.”
― James Clavell, quote from King Rat
“He[Tom] read from the Almenak."'The song that the Vigil Snake sings is in fact one immensely long word; the longest in the ancient language of the species. It is so long that an individual can sing it for a lifetime and never come to the end of it.'"
"That sounds like a Kleppism to me," Geneva said. "How would they ever learn it?"
"Good question," said Tom. "Maybe they're born with it, like a migration instinct?"'
"Born with a song,"said Geneva.
Tom smiled. "Yes. Don't you like that idea?"
"Liking it and having it be true aren't the same thing, Tom."
"Huh. Sometimes you need to let things strike your heart and not your head, Geneva.”
― Clive Barker, quote from Abarat
“How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we've had?"
"I sweat perfume. Like all girls.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Kiss of Death
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