Elixir Quotes

“Love is such a wild and reckless creature. It cannot be planned or threaded. It cannot be controlled. Love can coexist with Fate, or it can undo it. Love is the only thing more powerful than Fate.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“I feel it in here," she said, placing her hand against her chest and then against her stomach, "and here. It’s like there’s not enough air or room inside me. That I may… burst out of my skin or drown in it, and that wouldn’t be a bad thing. I don’t know why I feel this way, but I always have… and will." She tipped her chin up and her entire face was a rosy color. "It’s you. I… I love you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Apollo had said he knew what this kind of love was capable of. And I finally understood why Paris had risked his country and his blood for Helen. Selfish, yes, but I understood. I would burn the world if that meant Alex would be safe.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Alex, you have to be in there. I know you. My
heart would not be beating if you were truly gone.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Saint Delphi my ass.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Aiden has gone Rambo on us.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“It's just... wow, I'm happy for you. I think this is great. Its love- the real kind you make sacrifices for. The kind where you scream 'screw it' to everyone else. That's envy-worthy.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“I swore to you that I wouldn't let that happen, and I know I've failed you, but I'm not going to just give up, Alex. I'll never give up on you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Can I stay with you?”
“Always.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Need is not love.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Apollo had changed Hyacinth into a flower to protect him. I would give Alex back control so she could protect herself instead of making the decision for her. That's how we were different from the gods.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“There is the heart, Aiden. There is love, which means there is always hope.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Please come back to me, Alex. Please. I love you too much to lose you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Did you know me then?” she asked sleepily.
“No.” I held her closer, as if I could somehow pull her inside me and keep her safe. “But I knew, in that moment, you were amazing.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“The gods wanted war?
They were about to get it.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“What is your name?” I asked, voice hoarse.
“Alexandria,” she repeated in a soft voice I’d never heard Alex use in real life.
“And who am I?”
“Aiden.” She smiled, and I flinched. “You are my Master.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“I would give Alex back control so she could protect herself instead of making the decision for her.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“At first I thought I was going to have to undress her, and dear gods, there was no way I could do that and not, well, think and feel the things I would. Then she grabbed the hem of her sweater and started to lift. I had to force myself from the bathroom. Saint Delphi my ass.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“El amor es una criatura salvaje e imprudente. No puede planearse ni hilarse. No puede ser controlado. El amor puede coexistir con el Destino o puede deshacerlo. El amor es lo único más poderosos que el Destino.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“El amor es una criatura salvaje e imprudente. No se puede planificar o eliminar. No puede ser controlado. El amor puede coexistir con el destino, o puede deshacerlo. El amor es la unica cosa mas poderosa que el destino.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“It’s love—the real kind you make sacrifices for. The kind where you scream ‘screw it’ to everyone else. That’s envy—worthy.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Deacon pressed his lips together. “That bad, huh?”

“I didn’t say it was bad.”

He arched a brow. “I know you, Aiden. Your disappointment—in yourself, not Alex—is written all over you. It’s practically dripping from your grubby face.”

My brows rose. “I’m grubby?”

“You’re kind of gross. Might want to think about shaving, too, unless you’re going for the homeless look with no chance of getting laid.”

I laughed and stood. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir

“Era una extraña, una joven niña asustada que no me reconocía, una pizarra vacía, perfecta para una compulsión.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Elixir