Julien

“I don't care if it starts a new war or or makes me a monster in everyone's eyes. I don't care about the cost. They will come to me. I will not go begging. I will not go and accuse. I will find a place and stay still there, waiting for them to realize they need to come and beg me to stop. And when Zeus is forced to come and see me, to look me in the eye and admit how he disrespected me, and promises to bring back Kore, then I will only allow the barest of life to come back.”
― Ioanna Papadopoulou

“With every step, I sucked back all the life I had given in the soil. This time it was not pain I couldn't control, nor lack of care. It was a clear decision that was sharply made. If my daughter was not to enjoy this world, to see it bright, colourful and blooming, then no one was going to.”
― Ioanna Papadopoulou

“What have you done to yourself?” he asked and took a step back from me.
I could say that he had done that to me. He had been the one to push me to that cave and force me to change, but I didn't. I didn't want to give him that power. I had been the one who changed myself. I had transformed myself, again and again, so I could win this battle and finally stand my ground. My soil.
“Anything necessary to win,” I said.”
― Ioanna Papadopoulou

“It's not noses and lips that make a monster. Just because you have a mouth doesn't mean you will choose to use it as Father does.”
I nodded, even though I didn't understand. Hestia sensed my confusion and kissed my cheek as proof of her point. “I used my lips to kiss you and give you love. See?”
I lifted my head and kissed her in return. “Me too.”
― Ioanna Papadopoulou