#hades

Hades raised an eyebrow. When he sat forward in his throne, shadowy faces appeared in the folds of his black robes, faces of torment,as if the garment was stitched of trapped souls from the Fields of Punishment, trying to get out. The ADHD part of me wondered, off-task, whether the rest of his clothes were made the same way. What horrible things would you have to do in your life to get woven into Hades' underwear? ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #life

Being with Henry doesn't mean you have to give up who you are. Henry doesn't define you. ↗

— Aimee Carter

#diana #hades #henry #love #love

The moon is bland in color. I call it shades of gray. You know, the only color we see is what we bring or the Earth, which is looking down upon us all the time. And to find orange soil on the moon was a surprise. ↗

— Gene Cernan

#bring #call #color #down #earth

The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#begin #close #head #respectability #shades

Hades," Kronos growled. "I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance." "I'm afraid not." Hades sighed. "My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies." He glanced at me with distaste. "As much as I dislike certainupstart demigods, it would not do for Olympus to fall. I would miss bickering with my siblings. And if there is one thing we agree on—it is that you were a TERRIBLE father. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hades #kronos #family

It turns out that the 'Cry It Out' method of baby sleep training, where you ignore that your kid is screaming, crying and turning 40 shades of purple so that she can break herself out of the habit of being spoiled and cuddled to sleep, does more harm - way more - than good. ↗

— Denene Millner

#being #break #cry #crying #does

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. ↗

— John le Carre

#coded #cold #cold war #during #easy

Not because I'm trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O shades. ↗

— Alicia Keys

#big #crazy #fabulous #i #i love

When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray. ↗

— Laura Schlessinger

#black #black and white #gray #million #perpetrator

I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated. "I don’t play that game anymore. It’s for kids." "It’s got four thousand attack power," I coaxed. "Five thousand," Nico corrected. "But only if your opponent attacks first." I smiled. "Maybe it’s okay to still be a kid once in a while. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#nico-diangelo #percy-jackson #kids