#odd

He was Apollo, God of Light, Music, and Healing, an immortal who had lived for eons and about whom stories and poems had been written. But he was also wretchedly carsick. ↗

— P. C. Cast

#humor #p-c-cast #humor

As an Odd-Fish, it is not my job to be right,' said Sir Oort. 'It is my job to be wrong in new and exciting ways. ↗

— James Kennedy

#humor #inspirational #odd #success #humor

As often as we made love I remembered what my poet told me, that this man was born of a goddess, the force that moves the stars and the waves of the sea and couples the animals in the fields in spring, the power of passion, the light of the evening star. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#mythology #passion #poetry #love

Even in terms of fiction, nothing in their lives became them like the leaving of it. King Fjolnir rose in the night to make water, fell into a vat of mead and drowned instead; Sveigdir ran after a dwarf when drunk and vanished into a boulder; Vanlandi was trampled to death by a nightmare; Domaldi was sacrificed for good seasons; Dag was struck on the head with a pitchfork when seeking revenge for his sparrow; and so on down to the fifth century. ↗

— Gwyn Jones

#vikings #death

Love can make even nice people do awful things." - Emily Todd, An Angel for Emily ↗

— Jude Deveraux

#emily-todd #love

Wir dachten alle, du wärst getoastet worden!" - Hector Delos "Wurde ich auch." - Lucas Delos ↗

— Josephine Angelini

#göttlich-verliebt #hector #lucas #romance-love #ya-fantasy

The big man shrugged, "I don't know. You're pretty good with the cards. Tell me what the odds are." [She] shifted her gaze to Michael, then back at Hollis. "This isn't a question of odds. Of all the men in the world, that woman chose you. If she's still out there, she's waiting for you. Staying alive any way she can until you find her. That's all that matters." Everybody waited for what Hollis would next say. "You're a real ball-buster, you know that? ...Let me pack a few things. ↗

— Justin Cronin

#odds #love

What do you think my chances might be of finding a soul mate in the group of you? I'll be lucky if I can just find someone who'll be able to stand me for the rest of our lives. What if I've already sent her home because I was relying on some sort of spark I didn't feel? What if she's waiting to leave me at the first sign of adversity? What if I don't find anyone at all? What do I do then, America? ↗

— Kiera Cass

#marriage #odds #soulmates #marriage

I'll find you- Keep calling for me, Viola- Cuz here I come. ↗

— Patrick Ness

#monsters-of-men #patrick-ness #todd-hewitt #viola-eade #men

Only those who row the boat make waves ↗

— Christina Dodd

#inspirational #true #wisdom #inspirational