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Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Starcrossed Quotes
"Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust."
"The Pig only has another year or two left in her."
"You know, the state of Massachusetts thinks it's okay for sixteen-year-olds to drive."
"Growing up on a tiny island was nothing but a pain."
"Why do you fight it? You know eventually something spectacular is going to happen to us."
"She was so afraid that she was going to get some kind of cramp or bellyache that she started to have a mini panic attack."
"I think I'd be devastated if you actually predicted right for a change."
"I'm sick of this town's fixation with them, and I hope I never have to meet, see, or share breathing space with any of them!"
"Worst lie ever, Helen thought. But the officer nodded."
"She was lucky to have you there. That was very brave of you."
"I lied to the police. I didn’t tell them you were there tonight."
"Good," he said, but he shifted his weight, seeming to get lighter somehow so she could fill her lungs.
"You see them, too, don’t you? The three women?"
"Of course I do," he replied in a baffled voice.
"Damn it. They can’t find you here or you’re dead. Go!"
"She was going to have to learn to be more careful."
"It was a perfect depiction of the three horrors that had been haunting her for days."
"You meet your fate on the road you take to escape it."
"We're the only things that can move fast enough to kill us."
"I'm choosing to get this over with right now."
"You can't control the lightning yet, it sort of jumps out of you when you're upset."
"I promise I won't say anything the rest of the way if you don't want me to."
"I don't want him dead, I don't want him dead."
"There's no way I'm letting you in here, brother, so just forget it."
"I want you to get a few more weeks of experience before we go off island, but soon you'll be strong enough to go everywhere with me."
"You're the most amazingly talented Scion I've ever seen."
"The gods love to toy with people who use absolutes."
"I'm serious, Helen. There's another reason I want you to stay over the island, especially when I'm not with you."
"You don't need to run away from yourself anymore, Helen."
"You are the strongest of us all, but all that strength is for nothing until you own your powers."
"I'm not comfortable sleeping in here with you. I think it would be a mistake."
"There's plenty of time for us to see the world, but for now, I think you'd better stay local."
"You can't be afraid of your power anymore, Helen."
"We'll need to wait a bit before we go overseas. You can barely stay in the air as it is."
"You either come inside or you don't spend the night here at all."
"I'm a demigod, not a saint. There's only so much I can take."
"It's time for you to stop fearing what you can do, and it's definitely time for you to start using all your talents when you train, especially your lightning."
"We can go eat sushi in Tokyo every night until it gets boring. We can do whatever you want, Helen. When you're a better flier."
"I feel like I lose a little bit of myself. I thought I was prepared, but this is much harder than I imagined."