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“I wondered, not for the first time, why we Greek deities had never created a god of family therapy. We certainly could have used one. Or perhaps we had one before I was born, and she quit.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
“No.
I refuse to share this part of my story. It was the lowest, most humiliating, most awful week in my four-thousand plus years of life. Tragedy. Disaster. Heartbreak. I will not tell you about it.
Why are you still here? Go away.”
― The Burning Maze
I refuse to share this part of my story. It was the lowest, most humiliating, most awful week in my four-thousand plus years of life. Tragedy. Disaster. Heartbreak. I will not tell you about it.
Why are you still here? Go away.”
― The Burning Maze
“The arrow buzzed, no doubt trying to access Wikipedia. It denies using the Internet. Perhaps, then, it’s just a coincidence the arrow is always more helpful when we are in an area with free Wi-Fi.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
“But my point is... I was projecting my anger onto someone else, someone safer. I think you might be doing some of the same thing now, Meg. You're raging at Caligula because it's safer than raging at your stepfather. ... Anger is good. It means you're making progress. But be aware that you might be angry right now at the wrong person. I don't want you charging blindly into battle against this particular emperor.”
― The Burning Maze
― The Burning Maze
“The strix dived at Meg. She dodged aside, whacking the flat of her blade against the bird's tail feathers as it rushed past, sending the unfortunate bird into the opposite wall, where it smacked face-first into the brick, exploding in a cloud of monster dust and feathers.
"Meg!" I said, "I told you not to kill it! You'll get cursed!"
"I didn't kill it. It committed suicide against that wall."
"I don't think the Fates will see it that way."
"Then let's not tell them.”
― The Burning Maze
"Meg!" I said, "I told you not to kill it! You'll get cursed!"
"I didn't kill it. It committed suicide against that wall."
"I don't think the Fates will see it that way."
"Then let's not tell them.”
― The Burning Maze
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