joanna.

“It was a palace, made entirely of gold, sitting on an island of silver snow at the very top of the world. East of the sun, and west of the moon.”
― Jessica Day George, Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

“Goddess of song, teach me the story
of a hero.”
― The Odyssey Oxford World Classics Ed.

“Say not a word in death's favor; I would rather be a paid servant in a poor man's house and be above ground than king of kings among the dead." -Achilles”
― Homer, The Odyssey

“The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”
― Brad Pitt