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21 " Thanks for the bargain, Theos," Megara said to the young man in the marketplace who had given her a good price on day-old bread. "It's been a real slice." Then she turned with an expertly timed flip of her lengthening red hair- it was almost to her waist now- and swung her hips as she sashayed away. As Megara grew, she was learning that her charm was a tool she could rely on. "
― Jen Calonita , Go the Distance (Twisted Tales)
22 " Oh, what the hell." She stepped in and pressed the button.Maybe using the word hell was her mistake. The doors closed and then opened again, filling with smoke that wound its way around her shoulders and down her body before she could react. She found herself being pulled forward.Hades's face suddenly appeared inches from her own. "Hello there, Meg-let. Miss me? "
23 " If one truly wants to live, they need to open their heart to others, and I have. No matter what comes next for me, I know now I loved and was loved in return. "
24 " Let this be a lesson, child. Don’t ever let a man dim your light. "
25 " When you were the god of spring, helping the Earth come alive every year came with the god description. Her mother, Demeter, may have handled some of the harvests and the soil's fertility, but making the world bloom fell to Persephone. Every spring equinox she'd wander into the orchards and the meadows and put her personal touch on all that came alive. She made the yellow grass turn green with envy. She coaxed every poppy and asphodel bud to awaken from their slumber and shower the landscape in color. She made sure the olive groves flourished, and the figs ripened with honey-like nectar so that the smell of them baking wafted up to Mount Olympus. "
26 " …I need to see you understand love is a strength, not a weakness. That putting your trust in someone you love doesn’t mean you can’t stand on your own two feet. It means you know how to share responsibility and accept help when it is needed. "
27 " How was someone supposed to understand something like love? "
28 " We imprint the lost on our hearts. "
29 " Love means it’s okay to lean on one another. "
30 " You’ve opened yourselves up to each other, which is a beautiful thing! But it’s important to remember that when you let someone into your heart, you allow them to see all sides of you – even the vulnerable side. Loving someone does not make you any less strong. It means you trust in another and they trust in you – that you can give and you can take. No one is keeping count. When you love someone, you want to give them the world. "
31 " Missing is a part of living and dying. "
32 " Let this be a lesson, child. Don’t ever let a man dim your light. In this world, you can’t count on anyone but yourself. "
33 " You are a survivor, like me. Remember that. No matter what happens, you can handle it. Trust yourself. "
34 " I’m a big, tough girl. I’ll be all right. I tie my own sandals and everything. "
35 " When you find someone worthy of your love, letting them help you is also powerful. "
36 " I'll be all right. I'm a big, tough girl. I tie my own sandals and everything. "