Emily

“Agatha was an Empusa, a rare type of shape-shifting creature that ate men. She inspired me.”
― Jasmine Mas, Bonds of Hercules

“does not play tricks,” the old man answered. “You were the ones who tried to play tricks on heaven. No one can become wise without experience, no one can become a scholar without studying. As for you, little girl, you are pretty already, but beauty of the body must be paired with beauty of the soul. No young child can possess the love and the devotion of a queen who was ready to sacrifice her life for her people. Because you three wished too much, you received nothing.”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer, Stories for Children

“Today we live, but by tomorrow today will be a story. The whole world, all human life, is one long story.”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer, Stories for Children

“The House of Hades is known as the House of Death because when we feel passionately about something . . . we wage war. Always.”
― Jasmine Mas, Bonds of Hercules