“ Never trust a German to get a sauce right. Their solution to everything is just add more butter. ”
Lepida, has anyone ever told you that you're a cruel spiteful selfish slut?...You're vicious. You're unprincipled. You mistreat your slaves and abuse your daughter. And furthermore you're the worst, most neglectful, most criminal wife in Rome. I think we can go now.
~ Kate Quinn
Poetry is like passion--it should not be merely pretty, it should overwhelm and bruise.
He doesn't need to tend her, because she hunts her own prey. He doesn't need to shield her, because she kills her own enemies. He doesn't need to look for her, because she's always at his side.
