It's happened many times before. Usually it results in an exceptional and gifted human. Some of the greatest figures in Earth's history were actually the product of humans and the Loric, including Buddha, Aristotle, Julius Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein... Aprodite, Apollo, Hermes, and Zeus were all real, and had one Loric parent
Pittacus LoreAnd thatโs about all any of us can really hope for, to die with our dignity, to die with honor and valor. To die knowing we did everything we could.
Pittacus LoreI don't know why I still feel this pit in my stomach whenever I get a moment to think. I know what the pit is, too; I feel lonely. But I'm not alone, I keep telling myself.
Pittacus LoreYou know the saying: he who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it. And when it's repeated, the stakes are doubled.
Pittacus LoreThose things that are the most obvious are the very things we've most likely to overlook.
Pittacus LoreWe don't have to be defined by the things we did or didn't do in our past. Some people allow themselves to be controlled by regret. Maybe it's a regret, maybe it's not. It's merely something that happened. Get over it.
Pittacus LoreI can't take not knowing what the next day will bring- the uncertainty is sawing me in two. The room is dark. A flickering candle burns on the window ledge a few feet away. I take a deep breath, which is to say, as deep a breath as I can take. "Are you okay?" Sarah asks. I wrap my arms around her. "I miss you," I say. "You miss me? But I'm right here." "That's the worst way to miss somebody. When they' re right beside you and you miss them anyway.
Pittacus LoreI'll come back to you," I say. "I promise you, if it's the last thing I do, I'll come back to you." Her face is buried in my neck. She nods. "I'll count the minutes until you do." she says.
Pittacus LoreHe says we need to live in the real world, where war and death are a reality, not pretend.
Pittacus LoreShe asks if I left a girlfriend behind when we moved. I say no, and she smiles, which just about ruins me.
Pittacus LoreMy experiences have taught me that things rarely improve with a simple change of scenery.
Pittacus LoreThat ugly freak has spent so much time in my head, I should be charging him rent." -Four
Pittacus LoreNever lose faith in yourself, and never lose hope; remember, even when this world throws its worst and then turns its back, there is still always hope.
Pittacus LoreI grab Sarahโs hand. โYou are more than that. I need you here with me. Youโre pretty much the only thing keeping me from completely melting down.โ โI get it,โ she says. โYouโre going to save the freaking world and Iโm going to help you. That whole saying about behind every great man there is a great woman? I can be that for you. I just want to be a great woman with excellent aim.
Pittacus LoreItโs ironic. At last I have my freedom. But at a price. Now my destiny is mine to choose. - Stanley aka Nine
Pittacus LoreSam picks the stone up and clenches his entire body in deep concentration. Nothing happens. " Oh come on," he says to the stone. " I promise to use it for the power of good. No girls' locker rooms, I swear.
Pittacus LoreA wise man once told me that only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better.
Pittacus LoreThat's another one of Sandor's rules for hiding in plain sight: always appear to be weaker than I actually am. Never push it.
Pittacus LoreBeing in love is a very strange thing. Your thoughts constantly drift towards this other person, no matter what you're doing.
Pittacus LoreWe will not conquer our obstacles by running away from them. Speed does not matter, just that we do not stop.
Pittacus LoreThere are rules for hiding in plain sight. The first rule, or at least the one that Sandor repeats most often, is โDonโt be stupid.โ Iโm about to break that rule by taking off my pants.
Pittacus LoreMaybe the only good thing about death is that you never have to relive it. You never have to remember the pain.
Pittacus LoreThatโs the worst way to miss somebody. When theyโre right beside you and you miss them anyway.
Pittacus LoreI don't know where you have to go or what you have to do, but I'll wait for you, John. Every bit of my heart belongs to you, whether you ask for it or not.
Pittacus LoreCheck this out,โ Nine says. He holds up a small purple stone and then places it on the back of his hand. The stone slides into his handโthrough it. Nine turns his hand over just as the stone pops out in his palm. โPretty cool, right?โ he asks me, waggling his eyebrows. โUh, but what is it supposed to do?โ Eight asks, looking up from his own Chest. โI dunno. Impress girls?โ Nine looks over at me. โDid it work?โ โUm . . .โ I hesitate, trying not to roll my eyes too hard. โNot really. But, Iโve seen guys teleport so Iโm kind of hard to impress.โ โTough crowd.
Pittacus LoreSetrakus is more or less invincible. Only Pittacus Lore, the most powerful of all the Lorien Elders, would have been able to defeat him.
Pittacus LoreI'm so sorry, Henri," I whisper in his ear. I close my eyes. "I love you. I wouldn't have missed a second of it, either. Not for anything," I whisper. "I'm going to take you back yet. Somehow I am going to get you back to Lorien. We always joked about it but you were my father, the best father I could have ever asked for. I'll never forget you, not for a minute for as long as I live. I love you, Henri. I always did.
Pittacus LoreI canโt help blushing and looking down at my feet. โIt was nothing.โ โIt was literally everything to me.โ I look up, putting on my best version of Eightโs teasing smile. โIn that case, I think I deserve more than a gross hot dog.โ Eight clasps his hands across his chest like Iโve wounded him. โYouโre right! Iโm a fool to think my life could be traded for a hot dog.โ He grabs my hand and gets down on one knee, pressing his forehead to the back of my hand. โMy savior, what can I ever do to repay you?
Pittacus LoreI donโt know; I still like the name Six. Maren Elizabeth was when I was a different person, and right now Six just feels right. It can be short for something if someone asks.โ Sam looks over. โFor what? Sixty?
Pittacus LoreOne of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.
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