“Hero, he said softly, in a manner that was much like his fathers. Vengeance and glory are the ways of the Greeks and the Trojans. We are of the Herdsmen.”

“It is not easy to soothe the immortal gods from their vengeance.”

“Hero, said Machaon to his sister who was still muttering to her gods. Please stop. Surely the gods would have heard you by now lets try not to annoy them.”

“You know, Mac,Cadmus said still looking out the window. We may have to work on the way we tell our story apparently its not amusing enough. Ill try to include a joke between he bled to deathand the...”

“He has been known to devour men. Hes a cannibal? Cadmus asked in horror. Well, not really, Daemon replied. He is a Cyclops. He does not eat his own kind just men and only those who challenge him ...”

“You know, Mac,”Cadmus said still looking out the window. “We may have to work on the way we tell our story …apparently it’s not amusing enough.” “I’ll try to include a joke between ‘he bled to deat...”

“Each stage of your lifeis like petals of a flower... unfolding and opening until it comes to full bloom...You will blossom and then you die...But know that this is not your ending.”

“What made the difference between choosing to die and deciding to live?Was it the weight of sadness that buckled them over and dragged them away from all sane, rational thoughts with an anchor of ho...”

“When you die you will not bring any possessions, but you will be accompanied by the song up into heaven”