The Games Gods Play Quotes

“I want you the way stars burn.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Of course the god of death kisses like a demon.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Quitters never win, and winners never quit. But survivors change the game.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Aphrodite laughs. “Don’t tell the others.” She rolls her eyes. “It’s hard enough to be taken seriously when love is up against powers like storm, war, knowledge, and death.” “Seems to me that love can calm storms, end wars, make fools of smart people, and bridge the gap between life and death. Doesn’t that make it the most powerful?”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Though I probably should’ve. “I’ve never seen Hades…distraught before,” Charon admits. Not like this.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Seems to me that love can calm storms, end wars, make fools of smart people, and bridge the gap between life and death.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“What are you doing, brother?” Poseidon calls out from across the platform. “Your poor mortal looks scared half to death.” Hades doesn’t move, doesn’t look toward his brother. Instead, he lifts a single eyebrow at me. “Is that what you are, my star? Scared?”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“A small flower of curiosity blooms. What would it be like to just…obey him? Heavens help me.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Relax, my star.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Hades.” I swallow. “You are Hades.” The god of death and King of the Underworld himself. And he does not look happy.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Aphrodite laughs. "Don't tell the others." She rolls her eyes. "It's hard enough to be taken seriously when love is up against powers like storm, war, knowledge, and death"
"Seems to me that love can calm storms, end wars, make fools of smart people, and bridge the gap between life and death. Doesn't that make it the most powerful?”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“That damn harp bit me,” he whispers.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Surviving isn’t just not dying.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Never let it be said that the gods aren’t petty.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“I’ve failed so many times, not succeeding is now statistically impossible.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“Eighty years, Lyra-Loo-Hoo.” His voice whispers around me. “I’ll be counting down the days.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play

“The gods love to toy with us mere mortals. And every hundred years…we let them.”
― Abigail Owen, The Games Gods Play