Aimee Carter Quotes

You're perfect exactly the way you are."
I smiled again and let my eyes fall shut. "Damn straight. ~ Aimee Carter

I promise you that I want to do this more than anything else in the world," he said, pressing his lips to the corner of my mouth." I have wanted to since you first returned, but I thought giving you time would be prudent."
"And here I was, thinking you would have rather slept in a pool of lava than with me," I joked, but it wasn't enti false. I gave him a quick kiss in return. "We need to work on this whole talking to each other thing. We'd get a lot more done if we did."
"Yes, we would" he said before capturing my lips once more. ~ Aimee Carter

A silhouette stepped toward us, and another wave of pure power ripped through the throne room. 'I'm only going to warn you once, Cronus,' said a voice, dark and dangerous. 'Get the hell away from my wife. ~ Aimee Carter

I'm not afraid of you. And to demonstrate that point, I leaned forward and kissed like he'd kissed me in the drawing room, careful not to spill my drink. Me heart pounded in my chest as I waited for him to respond, hoping he wouldn't pull away and declare everything that had happened a mistake. ~ Aimee Carter

I'm sorry, I mouthed to him before I said out loud, The file's exactly where it should be. Stuck so far up your ass that it'll never see the light of day again. ~ Aimee Carter

You are my life." Though his words were barely a whisper, they seemed to echo from somewhere deep within him, enveloping my body and infusing me with something unshakable. "There is nothing I would not do to make you happy. Before I met you, my world was a string of days that were gray and empty. I had nothing to look forward to, and I cannot tell you what it was like, facing down eternity alone. Every day I wished for you. Every day I held on in hopes that eventually we would meet. And when I finally found you..."
He leaned in and kissed me again, astenderly as before. His hand slid underneath my shirt, splaying across my stomach, but the touch wasn't sexual. It was as if he were trying to memorize me, just as I was trying to memorize him.
"I have existed for more eons than I remember. I have seen the sun rise and fall so many times that the days lost all meaning. For so long, they passed me by in a blur. But that night we met by the river - the night you gave up yourself in order to save a virtual stranger - my heart began to beat again."
He took my hand and pressed it against his chest, and there it was - thump thump, thump thump, strong and beautiful. I would've given anything to keep his heart beating. The black abyss that had become my world in those hours I'd thought he was dead had faded, but it was a scar I would always bear. I couldn't go back to that. Even if I had Milo, I would never have another Henry. ~ Aimee Carter

But could you just... stay for tonight? ~ Aimee Carter

Wordlessly James gathered me up and buried his face in my hair. "I was supposed to be your first affair."
A lump formed in my throat, and I hugged him back fiercely. "I don't think it counts as an affair if the thought of Cronus makes me sick to my stomach."
"So there's still hope for me, after all. ~ Aimee Carter

Keep trying until you have no more chances left. ~ Aimee Carter

What if he really has given up? What am I supposed to do ten?
Keep trying until you have no more chances left. And even then keep going. ~ Aimee Carter

One chance is all we need. ~ Aimee Carter

The illusion of knowledge and freedom is not the same as the real thing. ~ Aimee Carter

Your optimism continues to defy reality ~ Aimee Carter

In her he saw possibility. In her he saw the future. And when she was ready for it, he would be, too ~ Aimee Carter

Being brave doesn't mean never being afraid, you know. It means going for it anyway because you know it's the right thing to do. ~ Aimee Carter

He's my family, and you don't just push family aside for some itch you want to scratch. That's not how real love works. Real love is support, even when you're fighting. Real love in honesty, even when the truth hurts like hell. Real love is being there through every miserable minute and every indefinite minute. ~ Aimee Carter

There's a very thin line between rightfully protesting, and protesting so much that it becomes clear you're trying to hide something. ~ Aimee Carter

And I also know that the way I feel about you isn't going to change just because the seasons do. ~ Aimee Carter

But it was too late for happy endings. I was already dead. ~ Aimee Carter

Tonight marked the end of the only chapter in my life I'd ever known, and I didn't know how to live in the emptiness ahead. ~ Aimee Carter

The world doesn't exist because you gave it permission. ~ Aimee Carter

I want him back, Henry. I want us to be a family."
"We are a family." He kissed my forehead, my cheek, and finally brushed his lips against mine. "We cannot pretend it has been easy, but we love each other unconditionally, and that is what matters. We will get him back. I swear it."
My chin trembled. "How?"
"I do not know yet, but I will find a way. We will find a way together."
I kissed him back, not caring if he could taste my tears. ~ Aimee Carter

I would know something was missing. I would know my life was pointless, even if I never understood why. Even if we'd never met, even if you never existed, I would still love you beyond all reason for the rest of my life. ~ Aimee Carter

I was empty and full of heartache at the same time, and everything felt wrong. ~ Aimee Carter

You never had to fight for me to begin with. I am yours and have been from the moment I saw you ~ Aimee Carter

I earned those scars. I'm keeping them. ~ Aimee Carter

Sadness doesn't equal weakness, sweetheart. If anything, it shows the love you have inside of you, and nothing stronger in this world exists. ~ Aimee Carter

Yes, I thought, everything changed with time. That was the problem, wasn't it? ~ Aimee Carter

Ava was the one who believed in the impossible, not me. When she lost hope, how was I supposed to have any? "You ~ Aimee Carter

It's not about the credit. It's about making a difference. And we all did that together. ~ Aimee Carter

You were thinking you had a chance to do what you always do," said James with kindness I didn't deserve. "You were going to give yourself up in order to save the people you love. It's a bit of a problem with you, you know. ~ Aimee Carter

But the world is out there, and it understands that the illusion of knowledge and freedom is not the same as the real thing. Eventually it will fade, and there are those who will do whatever it takes to make that happen sooner rather than later. ~ Aimee Carter

I don't need to be ancient to be worth something. ~ Aimee Carter

I should have loved him, I should've loved him so much that I ached over the thought of having to hurt him. ~ Aimee Carter

Calliope grabbed the loose end of his fog-infused chains and whipped it across his face. I gasped and struggled against her, but she held on to me with inhuman strength.
A bright red pattern blossomed across Henry's cheek, and at last he shook his head and came to. He touched his face and winced, and I exhaled. He was in there after all.
Instead of looking at me, however, his gaze focused on something behind me, and his jaw went slack. "Persephone?"
I would have rather been sliced open by Cronus than experience the gut-wrenching pain that came with hearing her name before mine. ~ Aimee Carter

If you had something to tie you back to your old life, would you keep it or destroy it? ~ Aimee Carter

It has been a very long time since I've received a gift as extraordinary as you. ~ Aimee Carter

Because there is no power in the world that can take away the pain until it is ready to leave. ~ Aimee Carter

Sometimes we misjudge what is possible and what is not. ~ Aimee Carter

But while the surface has the sun, I would much rather be down here with you. ~ Aimee Carter

It's the night sky. See the dots? They're stars. I remembered what you said about the stars moving. You said they were different when you met Persephone, and- this is how they are now. When you met me. ~ Aimee Carter

Another pair of hands joined us, but I was so completely submerged into myself that I might as well have closed my eyes and disappeared in the dark. In here, nothing could touch me. In here, Henry was everywhere. In here, it was winter again, and we curled up together underneath the down comforter in the Underworld as the hours passed by. His chest was warm under my palm, and his heart beat against my fingers, steady and eternal. In here, no one died. ~ Aimee Carter

I love you. We all do, even if some of us aren't very good at showing it sometimes. ~ Aimee Carter

Live this love now," I whispered. "And never stop. ~ Aimee Carter

In the council meeting ... " He pUsed and brushed his thumb against my bottom lip."You said I have not given you a kiss good-night since you arrived. I know it is not yet noon, but would now be an acceptable time to remdy that?"
I grinned so hard that the muscles in my cheeks strained. It had been a long time since I'd smiled like that. I'd missed it. "Now would be perfect. ~ Aimee Carter

I love you so much," I said, closing the distance between us and wrapping myself around him. "No matter what happens, no matter how this war turns out - I love you, forever and always. ~ Aimee Carter

No matter what happens, I will always be there for you, even if you do not remember who I am. ~ Aimee Carter

Together, we will prevail, and we will be free. ~ Aimee Carter

An armory isn't always made up of guns and knives. Sometimes, information is the most powerful weapon of all. ~ Aimee Carter

Would you please hush and let me kiss you?"
Laughing, I pulled him back down towards me. "I'm all yours. ~ Aimee Carter

If you really are happy and you two love each other equally, then great. Good luck to you both. But if you don't – if you wake up one day and realize you're forcing yourself to love him because you think it's the right thing to do, not because he makes you happier than you've ever been – then I want to make sure you know you have a choice. And if you ever want to leave, all you have to do is say the word, and I'll go with you. ~ Aimee Carter

I doubt he'll come all this way for an orange," she said as she tapped her spatula against the side of the bowl. That was what I loved most about Nina: she'd heard it all, and nothing any of us threw at her ever surprised her. "You know, once upon a time, everyone could walk into a marked and buy anything they wanted."
I snorted. "Fairy takes start with 'once upon a time' Nina."
"It was a fairy take of sorts, but that didn't make it any less real," she said lowering the bowl to focus on me. "It's frightening how much things change in seventy-one years. ~ Aimee Carter

It doesn't matter," said Persephone. "He [Henry] wasn't supposed to do that. While I ruled with him, we only made a few exceptions, and even then there were so many caveats that no one ever really made it back to the surface. He violated everything he's stood for since the dawn of humanity to save your life. ~ Aimee Carter

I realized death isn't the worst thing. It's the last thing. And endings are hard, that's all. ~ Aimee Carter

Can I try something?" I said. "If you dont' like it, I'll stop. ~ Aimee Carter

Persephone.
Henry's voice was barely louder than a whisper, but even in the buzz of the foyer, it cut through me. He stood in the hallway, his arms covered in blood and his clothing torn, but like he'd done in the cave, he stared past me and focused on Persephone instead. It was as if none of the past few weeks had happened. As if none of the past thousand years had happened. ~ Aimee Carter

I'm not, even if you think I am. But no matter what this started out as ... an accident, fate, whatever - I'm glad you found me that night. Not because of what happened, but because of now. Because I get to be here with you. And I'm scared, too, but - but thank you for telling me today. Thank you for trusting me with that. I've never ... " I pressed my lips together, trying to find the right words. "I've never felt like this for anyone. And I'm not really sure what falling in love feels like, but I think - I know I have. With you. ~ Aimee Carter

I care," he said in a trembling voice. "I care so much that I do not know how to tell you without it seeming inconsequential compared to how I feel. Even if I am distant at times and seem as if I do not want to be with you, it is only because this scares me, too. ~ Aimee Carter

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your queen to capture the king. ~ Aimee Carter

What made you wake up one morning and decide to try to take down the United States government? ~ Aimee Carter

He's only with me because I'm your sister," I said hotly.
"Diana - Demeter, she's my mother. She decided to have me in a last-ditch effort to save Henry because she felt so damn guilty for what you did to him, and she didn't want to be responsible for him fading. He married me because he couldn't have you, and I was the next best thing. Thanks for rubbing my nose in it. ~ Aimee Carter

But if this works-if I pass, I need to know that when you look at me, you're going to see me, not just her replacement. That there is more in this future for me than standing in the shadows while you wallow the rest of your existence away. ~ Aimee Carter

Maybe you'll win when hell freezes over."
He raised an eyebrow.
"That could be easily arranged. ~ Aimee Carter

And no matter how romantic and beautiful Greece was, I wasn't going to break my vows to Henry, even if they technically didn't apply for the next six months. I loved him no matter which season it was. ~ Aimee Carter

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be. ~ Aimee Mullins

I'm an advocate for gay marriage. I have more gay friends than Carter has pills. ~ Patti Stanger

They know they've won," Carter guessed. "They're making a show of it."
"Yes," Amos said.
"Well, let's blow up the boats or something!" I said.
Amos looked at me. "Is that your strategy, honestly? ~ Rick Riordan

All Renaissance drama, especially the works of Marlowe and Shakespeare, is profoundly concerned with shifting power relations within society. The individual was a new force in relation to the state. The threat of rebellion, of the overturning of established order, was forcefully brought home to the Elizabethan public by the revolt of the Earl of Essex, once the Queen's favourite. The contemporary debate questioned the relationship between individual life, the power and authority of the state, and the establishing of moral absolutes. Where mediaeval drama was largely used as a means of showing God's designs, drama in Renaissance England focuses on man, and becomes a way of exploring his weaknesses, depravities, flaws - and qualities. ~ Ronald Carter

With overwhelming military strength now deployed against him and with intense monitoring from space surveillance and the U.N. inspection team on the ground, any belligerent move by Saddam against a neighbor would be suicidal ... If Iraq does possess such concealed weapons, as is quite likely, Saddam would use them only in the most extreme circumstances, in the face of an invasion of Iraq, when all hope of avoiding the destruction of his regime is lost ... ~ Jimmy Carter

My least favorite actress of all time, Helena Bonham Carter. I find her lack of a neck very off-putting and especially her acting. ~ Edward Gorey

Unfortunately, every American citizen takes the same position that we don't like negative advertisements. But they work! And, as you see, many a candidate has prevailed by tearing down the reputation of an opponent in a more advantageous position. ~ Jimmy Carter

Take no stock in saying, "never", because it carries no guarantee. ~ Anita R. Sneed-Carter

Its Vermeer"
Kat turned to the boy who lingered in the doorway. "It's stolen"
"What can I say?" Hale eased behind her and studied the painting over her shoulder. "I met a very nice man who bet me he had the best security system in Istanbul." His breath was warm on the back of her neck. "He was mistaken. ~ Ally Carter

People you love should always be more important than people who judge you. ~ Aimee L. Salter

The only question which concerns us here is whether these "educated" persons are actually equipped to face the ordeal before them or unconsciously contribute to their own undoing by perpetuating the regime of the oppressor. ~ Carter G. Woodson

I would declare war for you. ~ Tijan Carter Reed

Quietly, Macey went through her options. Even though the masked men were asking for cell phones, the gunmen were making so much noise that she was sure someone had already called 911. The obvious exits were blocked, and the elevators had no doubt been disabled. The men moved with confidence and order, but they weren't trying to be quiet. There was nothing covert at all about this operation.
Unlike the boy beside her. ~ Ally Carter

And the light, I must apologise for the lack of light... a hereditary affliction of the eyes… ~ Angela Carter

Growth is a process of experimentation, a series of trials, errors, and occasional victories. The failed experiments are as much as part of the process as the experiments that work. ~ Cherie Carter-Scott

It would be almost politically suicidal for members of Congress to espouse a balanced position between Israel and Palestine, to suggest that Israel comply with international law or to speak in defense of justice or human rights for Palestinians. If they did so, they couldn't be reelected. ~ Jimmy Carter

Claim me, and your every movement, every breath, every word will be written upon my heart, for eternity. You will be immortal yet. ~ E.A. Carter

It's clear that the true problems of our Nation are much deeper - deeper than gasoline lines of energy shortages, deeper even than inflation or recession. And I realize more than ever that as President I need your help. So, I decided to reach out and listen to the voices of America. ~ Jimmy Carter

Their reflections merged together, rippling on the dark surface of the mirror that recorded only the intermittent pale blurs of their faces and the gracious, rocking-chair, three-hour rhythm of their bodies, spinning between the waltzing walls. Laughing, breathless, they whirled to the invisible rhetoric of a hundred violins. The patches of candlelight illuminated only their feet for odd moments, and then they were back, dancing in darkness again. They neared the extravagant climax of the dance.
'Da – dee dee da – dee da! dum, dum!'
But when the time came for parting and bowing and curtseying to one another, Honeybuzzard instead convulsively crushed his partner in a fierce embrace, pressing his sweating face deeply into the other's shoulder, straining bruising fingers into neck and back, wet mouth fastened on his throat, clinging as if he would never let go until the round world toppled into the sun and the last bell-tower rang midnight and everything was extinguished. ~ Angela Carter

Error sometimes supplies the surprise that makes life interesting. ~ Aimee Liu

Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail. ~ Graydon Carter

The way I see it," Carter said, "I have to keep your secret because if I don't call a truce with you, that someone who's going to get killed someday
will probably be me." I shrugged. He was right about that. But I smiled again and held out my hand. "Fine. Truce."
"Truce," Carter agreed, and shook my hand. "So how about a statement for my article?"
"Sure. 'No comment.' ~ Kelly Oram

Why do you do up your hair in those tortured plaits, now, Melanie? Why?
Because, she said.
You know that's no answer. You're spoiling your pretty looks, pet. Come here.
She did not move. He ground out his cigarette on the window-ledge and laughed.
Come here, he said again, softly.
So she went. ~ Angela Carter

Kat had been picking things up since her third birthday, when Hamish and Angus's father took them all to the circus because he needed to "borrow" an elephant. ~ Ally Carter

I heard Nik bellow, "Aimee. Get your ass back in here, now!" As the doors slid closed, I flipped him off. Just who did that man think he was? I would figure this out myself. I was sick and tired of these powerful, commanding men telling me what to do with my life. They could all go to hell. ***** ~ Lora Ann

Some CEO's feel like if the 'opt out of social' they are somehow protected. That is just crazy. ~ Sandy Carter

She was so warm, her drenched clothes had almost dried. Her eyes were rolled back in her head. She started muttering, and I could've sworn she said, "Dung balls. Time to roll the dung balls."
It might've been funny - except for the fact that she was dying.
"That's Khepri talking," Setne explained. "He's the divine dung beetle, rolling the sun across the sky."
I didn't want to process that - the idea that the girl I liked had been possessed by a dung beetle and was now having dreams about pushing a giant sphere of flaming poo across the sky. ~ Rick Riordan

The older man cocked his head and gave a laugh, "We get all the ladies. But for some reason I don't think you're here looking for me." "I don't know," Kat said. "I'm always in the market for good rappelling harness." "For you, my dear, nothing but the best." "But you are right about something. I'm actually trying to find
" "Young Mr. Hale, I'm assuming." Kate blushed. "Let me guess
I'm not the only one?" "Maybe. But you're the one i hope finds him." He gave a wink and walked away, and Kat didn't feel alone anymore in the big room full of people. ~ Ally Carter

Quite often, the people who do leave their own nation and come to an unknown destination, like the United States, are inherently adventurous, so we've had that adventurous spirit that has embedded itself collectively in the American consciousness. ~ Jimmy Carter

I suppose a lot of teenage girls feel invisible sometimes, like they just disappear. Well, that's me - Cammie the Chameleon. But I'm luckier than most because, at my school, that's considered cool.
I go to a school for spies. ~ Ally Carter

You might be an old soul, Carter, but you're still seventeen ~ Kim Culbertson

Did you hear that? I'm special. ~ Ally Carter

Spindly branches of buttercups were secreted among gleaming stems still moist at the roots from last night's rain that had washedand refreshed the entire wood, had dowered it in poignant transparency, the unique, inconsolable quality of rainy countries, as if all was glimpsed through tears. ~ Angela Carter

I have found great power in taking my 'difference' out for a spin in a very public way. And usually, the worst, most personally embarrassing thing you imagine in your mind is often not anywhere near as bad in real life. ~ Aimee Mullins

God, Aimee, we'll make it work," he growled out against my skin. "I know we can make it work. Don't ever leave me again. Please, baby, please. ~ Jane Harvey-Berrick

Poetry matters. Poetry is what elevates the banal and neglected object to a realm of art. It can transform the thing that might have made people fearful into something that invites them to look, and look a little longer, and maybe even understand. ~ Aimee Mullins