A.A.K.

“His descent was like nightfall.”
― Homer, The Iliad

“Annabeth frowned. "That doesn't make sense. But why were you visiting --" Her eyes widened. "Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you . . . did you bathe in the River Styx?"
"Don't change the subject."
"Percy! Did you or not?"
"Um . . .maybe a little.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“Life is grace. Sleep is forgiveness. The night absolves. Darkness wipes the slate clean, not spotless to be sure, but clean enough for another day's chalking.”
― Frederick Buechner, The Alphabet of Grace

“He who leaps for the sky may fall, it's true. But he may also fly.”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium