“That is one thing gods and mortals share. When we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world.”
― Circe
― Circe
“You are wise,” he said.
“If it is so,” I said, “it is only because I have been fool enough for a hundred lifetimes.”
― Circe
“If it is so,” I said, “it is only because I have been fool enough for a hundred lifetimes.”
― Circe
“I thought once that gods are the opposite of death, but I see now they are more dead than anything, for they are unchanging, and can hold nothing in their hands.”
― Circe
― Circe
“But perhaps no parent can truly see their child. When we look we see only the mirror of our own faults.”
― Circe
― Circe
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