Tehya

“When her friends told me to sit up straight, I jolted. When they said I was a ‘growing girl’ in that tone, I thrust my plate away. When they said I would be prettier if I smiled, I beamed. I was good. I was obedient. I was fucking perfect. So when I finally snapped, I snapped hard. When I finally said no, I screamed it from the mountaintops. Or from the Underworld, as the case may be.”
― Bea Fitzgerald, Girl, Goddess, Queen

“No doesn't need an excuse, Persephone.”
― Bea Fitzgerald, Girl, Goddess, Queen

“Gone is little girl. Kore. I am chaos bringer. Persephone.”
― Bea Fitzgerald, Girl, Goddess, Queen

“When they asked me what I wanted, I said: ‘The world.”
― Bea Fitzgerald, Girl, Goddess, Queen