“She sings a dark destructive song.”

“She came into the world fierce and stubborn and then she learned to hate.”

“We'll see how the sky catches fire. We'll see how she feeds the flames with her implacable hate.”

“Young man, two are the forces most precious to mankind.The first is Demeter, the Goddess.She is the Earth -- or any name you wish to call her -- and she sustains humanity with solid food.Next came Dionysus, the son of the virgin, bringing the counterpart to bread: wineand the blessings of life's flowing juices.His blood, the blood of the grape,lightens the burden of our mortal misery.Though himself a God, it is his blood we pour outto offer thanks to the Gods. And through him, we are blessed.”

“Try refusing the arrangement, or later petition for divorce -- the first is impossible while the second is like admitting you're a whore.”

“A woman like me! What am I like that's different from you or any man”

“No one who goes against her can win.”