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Madeline Miller
“Name one hero who was happy."
I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back.
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it," I said, lost in the high color of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes.
"I swear it," he echoed.
We sat like that a moment, hands touching. He grinned.
"I feel like I could eat the world raw.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

Rob Sheffield
“I realize that I will never fully understand the millions of bizarre ways that music brings people together.”
Rob Sheffield, Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
Frank Zappa

Rob Sheffield
“Nothing connects to the moment like music. I count the music to bring me back, or more precisely, to bring her forward.”
Rob Sheffield, Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

Madeline Miller
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

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