#adult

Hephaestus told Phyllis that she owed her name to the lovely girl whom Acamas left behind in Thrace after the Trojan War, promising to return.The poor girl waited in vain & out of desparation, hanged herself.The Goddess Nemesis took pity on the girl & turned her into a leafless almond tree.When Acamas at last returned,he was overcome with grief & embraced the tree which immediately sprouted green leaves, which gave the Greeks their word "phylla" meaning "green leaves" & all the botanists of the world their "phylla" words.Hephaestus also said that Vicky stood for Victory[Nike].[MMT] ↗

— Nicholas Chong

#love

Oh my God, cheese burn! ↗

— Susan Bischoff

#young-adult-fiction #young-adult-urban-fantasy #money

When he flashed that rockin’ smile of his again, I couldn’t help but think that me being cute was what might be crossing his mind. Then again, maybe he thought I was a dumbass. Either way, he smiled, which was good enough for me. - Ariel ↗

— Victoria H. Smith

#humor #new-adult #science-fiction-romance #upper-ya #science

All I really want to do today is go to the book store, drink coffee and read. ↗

— Ann Marie Frohoff

#teen-fiction #teenagers #writer #writer-quotes #writers

Returning my voice to a conversational level, I called back, “Nora, I’m not attempting to embarrass you or single you out. I know you’re capable. But stay behind Chas, okay? You die, you d i e permanently, and for various reasons that we’ve already gotten angsty about together, I don’t want that to happen.” “Okay, okay,” she sighed. “Angsty?” Chas asked. “Ooh! Later, details!” “Yes, later.” With that, I waved the team forward. ↗

— Lia Habel

#dystopian #fiction #lia-habel #paranormal #romance

Even if that is the truth,” Derkein said, “what does it have to do with my father suddenly thinking he can raise the dead? ↗

— Alecia Stone

#magic #teen-fiction #young-adult-fantasy #teen

ARE YOU CRAZY?" I ASKED. He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#fantasy #rose-hathaway #vampire #young-adult #crazy

I sighed. I hate the vamp jobs. They think they're so suave. It's not enough for them to slaughter and eat you like a zombie would. No, they want it to be all sexy, too. And, trust me: vampires? Not. Sexy. I mean, sure, their glamours can be pretty hot, but the dry-as-bone corpse bodies shimmering underneath? Nothing attractive there. ↗

— Kiersten White

#ya-urban-fantasy #young-adult-fantasy #young-adult-lurban-fantasy #zombies

I don't have deal breakers," Alan said. "I look on tempests, and am never shaken. ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#young-adult #urban-fantasy

She tapped her chest. “No, I’m not a freak, okay, so could you stop pressuring me.” Rafael muttered something under his breath, throwing up his hands in surrender. “So what am I? What’s Karhl, Jayani, my brother, and all the BaSatai? Are we all freaks? Just because this human has some kind of fascination with labeling you, you believe in it. Be your own person, Armani, not what someone else says you are. ↗

— Suzan Battah

#romance #urban-fantasy-series #young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy