“..because he`d learned that if you cracked jokes and pretended you weren`t scared, you usually didn`t get beaten up. Even the baddest gangster kids would tolerate you, keep you around for laughs.
Plus, humor was a good way to hide the pain... ~ Leo Valdez”
Source: The Lost Hero
“His name has stood through all the centuries , from Greek days to our own, as that of the great rebel against injustice and the authority of power.”
Source: Edith Hamilton's: MYTHOLOGY, GREEK WAY, ROMAN WAY 3 vol
“Nothing shall part us in our love till Thanatos (Death) at his appointed hour removed us from the light of day.”
“Carved on the temple [at Delphi] were the exhortations "Know yourself" and "Nothing too much," mottoes with a similar meaning: You are only human, so don't try more than you are able (or you will pay the price). A recurring theme in Greek myth is the man or woman who loses sight of human limitations and acts arrogantly and with violence, as if immortal. And pays a terrible price.”
Source: Classical Myth
“The Greek gods had personalities like those of humans and struggled with one another for position and power. They did not love humans (although some had favorites) and did not ask to be loved by them. They did not impose codes of behavior. They expected respect and honor but coud act contrary to human needs and desires.”
Source: Classical Myth
“She wore an A-line bridal gown with a V-shaped neckline while Apollo playing Bach's Air on the G string.”
Source: Cupid's Academy: Argus' Big Fat Greek Wedding Ring
“In Poetry class, Professor Sappho teaches us how to compose love ballads. She's a swell teacher and all but I'm not sure I understand her. She's always going on and on about her weekend trips with the other goddesses to the island of Lesbos.”
Source: Cupid's Academy: The Miseducation of Mergatroyd, Love god in Training
“Truly, it was bad enough that she agreed to kiss a frog; let alone, kiss him right after eating a disgusting fly! Another small creature that Daphne also equally detested, right after frogs. Frogs. Flies. Perhaps, she was the real one cursed, after all!”
Source: The Emerald Prince
“If you want a better life, learn to say only what you mean.”
Source: Life Simplified: Quote - Unquote
“And while her kiss might have transformed the little emerald green frog into a dashing and charming mortal prince; his kiss, in return, turned her into a real-life princess, as well. Thus far, they were even.”
Source: The Emerald Prince