P. C. Cast Quotes

“We are all affected by our pasts, but it is within our power not to let what we have done to dictate what we will do.”

Source: Tempted: A House of Night Novel

Done Past Affected Our Past Real Talk

“When you make mistakes, whether they are from this life or another, learn from them- then they become opportunities”

Source: Tempted: A House of Night Novel

Opportunity Mistake This Life Making Mistakes Real Talk

“Bat, pigeon, ravens - I don't care about distinctions right now. Any fluttery, flappy thing is not cool with me.”

Source: Tempted: A House of Night Novel

Care Right Now Don't Care I Don't Care Distinction Bats Pigeons Ravens

“Warrior, when you pledge yourself to the service of a High Priestess, the goal is not to frighten her to death but to protect your lady from death.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Goal Protect Warrior Pledge Priestesses

“Morrigan "Don't worry I'm following my instincts." Birkita "Perhaps you could find a way to prudently follow your instincts" Morrigan "I'm eighteen, nothing I do is prudent”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Way Worry Instinct Following Eighteen Prudent

Author:P. C. Cast

“Zoey: Wait! Don't go yet. I have so many questions. Nyx: Life will reveal to you the choices you must make to answer them.”

Choices Waiting Answers Nyx

Author:P. C. Cast

“She's easy to lead around, a shiny present here, a pretty compliment there, and you have true love and a popped cherry sacrificed to the god of deception and hormones. Young girls are so ridiculous--so predictably easy.”

Young Girl Easy True Love Ridiculous Deception Compliment Predictable Hormones Cherries

Book:House of Night Series

Source: House of Night Series

“A big, studly football jock like me? I got plenty of blood to spare. For you, I have anything to spare.”

Bigs Blood Football Like Me Plenty Spares Jocks Heath Luck

Book:House of Night Series

Source: House of Night Series

“Grandma Redbird: Honey, you have to move past this. Zoey: How Grandma? Grandma Redbird: By living the life she'd be proud of you for living.”

Past Moving Proud Live Life Honey Be Proud Grandma Proud Of You Zoey Redbird

Author:P. C. Cast

“Then, with an enormous rush of meadow-filled wind, the green candle went out, and my best friend died.”

Wind Died Green Filled Enormous Candle My Best Friend Meadows Friend Died

Book:Betrayed: A House of Night Novel

Source: Betrayed: A House of Night Novel

“It's a little hard not to worry when my best friend keeps on dying.”

Littles Hard Worry Dying My Best Friend

“There's you. There's me. We love each other, and we have since we were kids, so we should be together. The end.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Should Ends Kids Together Love Each Other Heath Luck

“Life isn't a book. There's no guarantee of a happy ending.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Book Guarantees Happy Endings

Author:P. C. Cast

“I don't need a guarantee if I have you.”

Ifs Needs Guarantees Heath Luck

“I still didn't look at him. I was afraid if I did that, I would turn around, run back to him, and hurl myself into his arms.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Ifs Looks Stills Running Turns Arms Zoey Redbird Heath Luck

“Pain was good. If I hurt, it meant I wasn't dead.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Ifs Pain Hurt Zoey Redbird

“But sometimes you gotta do stuff you don’t want to do.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Want Sometimes Stuff

“Often secret desires as well as abilities surface in our dreams.”

Source: Burned: A House of Night Novel

Wells Dream Desire Ability Secret Surface Our Dreams Secret Desire

“What dark secrets do you keep hidden from the world? Where would you go if no one could find you? What would you do if no one could see you?”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Ifs World Dark Secret Dark Secrets

“We all have bad things inside us, and we all choose either to give in to those bad things or to fight them.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Giving Fighting Bad Things

“Sometimes the people closest to you betray you, and your home isn't a place you can be happy anymore.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

People Sometimes Home Betray Closest

“Battle scars from the war of good versus evil have a unique beauty all their own.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

War Evil Battle Unique Scar Versus Battle Scars Unique Beauty

“A heart's a hard thing to live without. I should know. I've tried it," he said.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Knows Should Heart Said Hard Hard Things

“I've loved you for as long as I can remember, and I'm going to love you for the rest of my life.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Long I Can Remember Love You Heath Luck

“Surrender is a powerful force.”

Source: Tempted: A House of Night Novel

Force Powerful Surrender

“I believe there is little you cannot do once you set your mind to it.”

Source: Burned: A House of Night Novel

Mind Believe Littles I Believe

Author:P. C. Cast

“I'll find you again. Even if it takes a hundred of those years.”

Ifs Years Hundred You Again Heath Luck

“Okay, well, let's do a little reenactment. I'm the gay-looking DiCaprio and you're Rose. You have to keep your eyes open and on my face, or you'll have to let me go and I'll turn into a huge gay Popsicle.”

Source: Burned: A House of Night Novel

Wells Littles Eye Faces Turns Huge Gay Okay Let Me Rose Let Me Go Popsicles

“The guy I'd felt such an immediate and deep connection to I'd thought that just maybe there really were such things as soul mates, and had considered, at least for a few brief moments, that he might be mine.”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Soul Moments Might Guy Felt Mines Connections Mates Soul Mate Brief Moments Deep Connections

“no matter what bullshit you heard, hes still mine! he'll always be mine”

Source: Hunted: A House of Night Novel

Stills Matter Heard Mines No Matter What Bullshit

Author:P. C. Cast

“"You ever have that happen where you meet someone and just - clash? We were like a gravel and cream sandwhich." "That is the weirdest thing you have ever said. I suppose you were the cream?" "Of course I was the cream. Sha."”

Said Happens Lasts Courses Drama Queens Cream Clash Gravel Eve Rosser Last Dance

Author:P. C. Cast

“Eww," Jack said, and then giggled. "Yeah, and a Paris Hilton doll that had an optional brain."Aphrodite raised her brow at him. "Don't go all crazy. There are some things even Paris Hilton can't buy.”

Said Brain Crazy Yeah Raised Paris Dolls Brows Optional Aphrodite

“Oh for craps sake. You're not dying again, are you? It's seriously inconvenient when you do that." -Aphrodite”

Source: Burned: A House of Night Novel

Dying Sake Crap Inconvenient Aphrodite

Author:P. C. Cast

“No, Kramisha, he's not black. He's a killer bird with evil for his Daddy.”

Evil Black Bird Killers Daddy

“I know dead. I've been there, done that and got the freakin' T-shirt.”

Source: Burned: A House of Night Novel

Knows Done Shirts T Shirt Been There Done That

Author:P. C. Cast

“They're Twin-like," Shaunee said. "Hilarious," Erin agreed. "Shut up!" Aphrodite and Stevie Rae said together, which made the Twins convulse into laughter.”

Made Said Together Laughter Twins Shut Up Aphrodite Erin

“He's waiting for yu, young queen.' Shocked, I stared at Seoras. 'Heath?' The Warrior's look was wise and understanding - his voice gentle. 'Aye, yur Heath probably does await you somewhere in the future, but it is of your Guardian I speak.”

Source: Tempted: A House of Night Novel

Looks Doe Young Speak Waiting Understanding Voice Wise Warrior Gentle Queens Shocked Guardian Heath Luck

“And when you love someone you don’t always see them realistically.”

Source: Awakened: A House of Night Novel

Infatuation Love Someone When You Love Someone Deathless

“I think real forgiveness is a gift someone has to earn, and I don’t even have to worry about Kalona asking for my forgiveness unless he’s worthy of even considering it, and I just don’t see that happening.”

Source: Awakened: A House of Night Novel

Thinking Real Worry Happenings Asking Worthy Considering

Author:P. C. Cast

“Kayla Robinson, if you don't shut up I'll fly down there and suck every last bit of blood from your stupid cheating cow body!”

Ifs Body Lasts Bits Blood Stupid Cheating Cows Shut Up Your Stupid Kayla

Author:P. C. Cast

“Aphrodite makes us understand why women have drowned their babies.”

Baby Aphrodite

Book:House of Night Series

Source: House of Night Series

“I just found you - I don't want to leave you so soon.”

Want Found Found You

Book:Untamed: A House of Night Novel

Source: Untamed: A House of Night Novel

“Neferet, you're nuttier than squirrel turds.”

Squirrels Turds

Author:P. C. Cast

“If its got tires or testicles it's going to give you trouble”

Ifs Giving Trouble Tire Testicles

Author:P. C. Cast

“Gender preference does not define you. Your spirit defines you.”

Doe Spirit Gender Preference Define You

“What more could you want? How about dominion over this 'beautiful place'? Beauty doesn't last. Friends and family decay. Power is the only thing that goes on forever." Jack answered with his gut. "No, love goes on forever.”

Source: Awakened: A House of Night Novel

Want Lasts Beautiful Forever Goes On Guts Decay Family And Friends Dominion No Love Beautiful Places