Helen stared at him "How do you do that? How do you figure everything out so quickly?""You may be all-powerful, but nothing beats plain old logic." He smiled at her

She had power over the most magnificent forces on Earth, but she still didn’t feel like she had power over the most important thing of all—her own heart.

She'd created her own hell, and now that she had learned to control her fear, she knew how to create her own paradise.

But how could anyone be grateful for what they have if they didn’t know what it was like not to have what they need?

As she climbed a ladder and started boarding up the smashed front windows, Helen realized that some things stay a little bit broken forever—even after they’ve been fixed.

Test.” Hades’ lovely mouth twisted bitterly around the word, as if he could read Helen’s thoughts and agreed with her. “If life is a test, then who do you think grades it?”“You?” she guessed.

The more severe the dysfunction you experienced growing up, the more difficult boundaries are for you.

Death is a dark flower, its perfume heady and dangerous as it pulls you into its bosom.

My mum and dad are pretty amazing chefs and they spent most of my childhood cooking really extravagant things for my sister and me.

And there's always a better time than right now and there always will be. But right now is what we've got.

I want to make sure all Minnesotans have the opportunity to experience prosperity.

Not reading a beautiful book again because you've already read it, that is, as if you were not visiting a dear friend again because you know him already.

I think there are too many guns. That's a problem. I'd rather have immigrants than guns.

I actually love diving at night; you see a lot of fish then that you don't see in the daytime.

As strenuous challenge or contemplative retreat, the parks and other units of the national lands offer welcome respite from the world, a safety valve for body and spirit.