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“In your honesty, I saw a reflection of myself. Or rather, of the man I longed to be. So I failed you. I didn鈥檛 stay away. Then, later, I thought if I had answers, it would be enough. I would no longer care. You would no longer matter. So I continued failing you. Continued wanting more. And now I can鈥檛 find the words to say what must be said. To convey to you the least of what I owe. When I think of you, I can鈥檛 find the air to b r e a t h e.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

“I asked him for it.
For the blood, for the rust,
for the sin.
I didn鈥檛 want the pearls other girls talked about,
or the fine marble of palaces,
or even the roses in the mouth of servants.
I wanted pomegranates鈥�
I wanted darkness,
I wanted him.
So I grabbed my king and ran away
to a land of death,
where I reigned and people whispered
that I鈥檇 been dragged.
I鈥檒l tell you I鈥檝e changed. I鈥檒l tell you,
the red on my lips isn鈥檛 wine.
I hope you鈥檝e heard of horns,
but that isn鈥檛 half of it. Out of an entire kingdom
he kneels only to me,
calls me Queen, calls me Mercy.
Mama, Mama, I hope you get this.
Know the bed is warm and our hearts are cold,
know never have I been better
than when I am here.
Do not send flowers,
we鈥檒l throw them in the river.
鈥楩lowers are for the dead鈥�, 鈥榣east that鈥檚 what
the mortals say.
I鈥檒l come back when he bores me,
but Mama,
not today.”
― Daniella Michalleni

“When Hades decided he loved this girl
he built for her a duplicate of earth,
everything the same, down to the meadow,
but with a bed added.
Everything the same, including sunlight,
because it would be hard on a young girl
to go so quickly from bright light to utter darkness

Gradually, he thought, he鈥檇 introduce the night,
first as the shadows of fluttering leaves.
Then moon, then stars. Then no moon, no stars.
Let Persephone get used to it slowly.
In the end, he thought, she鈥檇 find it comforting.

A replica of earth
except there was love here.
Doesn鈥檛 everyone want love?

He waited many years,
building a world, watching
Persephone in the meadow.
Persephone, a smeller, a taster.
If you have one appetite, he thought,
you have them all.

Doesn鈥檛 everyone want to feel in the night
the beloved body, compass, polestar,
to hear the quiet breathing that says
I am alive, that means also
you are alive, because you hear me,
you are here with me. And when one turns,
the other turns鈥�

That鈥檚 what he felt, the lord of darkness,
looking at the world he had
constructed for Persephone. It never crossed his mind
that there鈥檇 be no more smelling here,
certainly no more eating.

Guilt? Terror? The fear of love?
These things he couldn鈥檛 imagine;
no lover ever imagines them.

He dreams, he wonders what to call this place.
First he thinks: The New Hell. Then: The Garden.
In the end, he decides to name it
Persephone鈥檚 Girlhood.

A soft light rising above the level meadow,
behind the bed. He takes her in his arms.
He wants to say I love you, nothing can hurt you

but he thinks
this is a lie, so he says in the end
you鈥檙e dead, nothing can hurt you
which seems to him
a more promising beginning, more true.”
― Louise Gl眉ck

“I will love you and only you until the stars are shaken out of the sky.”
― Rachel Alexander, Receiver of Many

“I love you. Even if the Fates unraveled our destiny, I would find a way back to you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, A Touch Of Ruin

“Like a noose around my neck, The Fates have tied a string to you and me. It tightened around my roots and pulled me from the ground long enough for you to put the pomegranate seeds in my mouth. And I should want to make you bleed dear Hades, but all I keep on thinking is how good the darkness tastes to me. And when Spring has sprung, I鈥檒l use my powers to grow my roses with the sharpest of thorns, and you won鈥檛 know what is happening until I make you bleed.
Love, Persephone”
― Cambria Covell

“Persephone. I would have chosen you a thousand times over, the Fates be damned.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, A Touch Of Ruin

“Tell them that you weren't hungry, tell them you followed the pomegranates seeds because they tasted like blood, like love.”
― Pauline Albanese, The Closed Doors

“Dimly Kev remembered one of the mythology stories the Hathaways were so fond of... the Greek one about Hades, the god of the underworld, kidnapping the maiden Persephone in a flowery field and dragging her down through an opening in the earth. Down to his dark, private world where he could possess her. Although the Hathaway daughters had all been indignant about Persephone's fate, Kev's sympathies had privately been on Hades' side. Romany culture tended to romanticize the idea of kidnapping a woman for one's bride, even mimicking it during their courtship rituals.
"I don't see why eating a mere half-dozen pomegranate seeds should have condemned Persephone to stay with Hades part of every year," Poppy had said in outrage. "No one told her the rules. It wasn't fair. I'm certain she would never have touched a thing, had she known what would happen."
"And it wasn't a very filling snack," Beatrix had added, perturbed. "If I'd been there, I would have asked for a pudding or a jam pastry, at least."
"Perhaps she wasn't altogether unhappy, having to stay," Win had suggested, her eyes twinkling. "After all, Hades did make her his queen. And the story says he possessed 'the riches of the earth.'"
"A rich husband," Amelia had said, "doesn't change the fact that Persephone's main residence is in an undesirable location with no view whatsoever. Just think of the difficulties in leasing it out during the off-months."
They had all agreed that Hades was a complete villain.
But Kev had understood exactly why the underworld god had stolen Persephone for his bride. He had wanted a little bit of sunshine, of warmth, for himself, down in the cheerless gloom of his dark palace.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me at Sunrise

“You are my weakness, losing you is my greatest fear, your love is my most treasured possession.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, A Touch of Ruin

“Do you know how I knew the Fates made you for me?鈥� His voice was a hoarse whisper, a tone he used in the darkness of their room after they made love. Persephone shook her head slowly, ensnared by his gaze. 鈥淚 could taste it on your skin, and the only thing I regret is that I have lived so long without you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, A Touch of Ruin

“If you tried, you could shine brighter than the fucking sun. Instead, you鈥檝e chosen to sit back and wither.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glint

“Life takes you on paths you don鈥檛 have a map for.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glint

“Kindness shouldn鈥檛 have to be earned. It should be freely given.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glint

“Others would always be out there, trying to knock me down, to tell me who I was or who they thought I should be. People carved words into weapons often, but they only had power if I listened to them instead of trusting in myself.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Wicked

“My world is broken down into one simple principle: I believe I鈥檓 powerful, therefore I am.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Wicked

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― Kristen Callihan, Managed