Medea and Jason from Ovid's MetamorphosesThere is a fire in your untried heart,
poor wretched girl! Dislodge it if you can!
I'd act more sanely, if I only could,
but this new power overwhelms my will;
reason advises this, and passion, that;
I see the better way, and I approve it,
while I pursue the worse."
If you have any interest in Greco-Roman mythology I would definitely recommend reading Ovid's Metamorphoses. He's a very clever writer. Also, strongly recommend the new translation by Charles Martin. He captures the essence delightfully. There are some really funny parts, and some exceptionally beautiful parts, but this chunk has just been pressing in my brain all day and I needed to write it our or something to try and dislodge it.
Tired
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"But-but people could have been killed!"
"Oh yes. I daresay that's quite likely! It's really very difficult to be a murder without killing people from time to time you know."
Susan Kay, thank you for introducing me to Erik, my all time favorite murderer
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"You can't swish ominously in poofy pants!"
~Erik speaking to William in regards to theatre haunting
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"But-but people could have been killed!"
"Oh yes. I daresay that's quite likely! It's really very difficult to be a murder without killing people from time to time you know."
Susan Kay, thank you for introducing me to Erik, my all time favorite murderer
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~Flying sandwich of knowledge and wisdom~
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"You can't swish ominously in poofy pants!"
~Erik speaking to William in regards to theatre haunting
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~Flying sandwich of knowledge and wisdom~
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♥
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"You can't swish ominously in poofy pants!"
~Erik speaking to William in regards to theatre haunting
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"You can't swish ominously in poofy pants!"
~Erik speaking to William in regards to theatre haunting
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