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Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if we’re indifferent to whether we win or lose? Charles Baudelaire
“I would like to care more. And remember my dreams.”
“Let’s drink to love, no matter what form it takes,”
“To your heart being wrong sometimes and right all other times. As long as you live.”
“Aren’t you supposed to protect the animals and plants from us humans? These poor little creatures running all over your park and here you are, forbidding a little kitty to roam. We should be the ones on leashes for what we have done to this earth. Always shaping the environment around us. Is that what you want? Do you just want to create a perfect little universe for all humans?”
Demons don’t go away, you just get used to them. They become a part of you.”
“Why does everything always have to have meaning? Why does everyone worry so much about what I do? I live a mediocre life and don’t complain.
It reminded her of another story from her father. About how Aphrodite had fallen in love with Ares, the god of war, even though she was meant to be with another. He told his daughters that in his life, he had never seen anyone be in love with the person they were meant for. There was no point in fighting the universe in matters as powerful as that. If such a cruel match is possible among the gods, then what are us mortals left with?
