Circe

"I wove my own fate into the threads of my loom."

"I am a god still, whether they acknowledge it or not."

"The bonds we forge are stronger than the blood we share."

"I chose to be a monster because the alternative was to be nothing."

"I am not afraid of you, Father. I never have been."

"I learned that I could not escape what I was, only transform it."

"Loneliness is a choice, and I had chosen it willingly."

"My power was not in my beauty, but in my will."

"Gods are not interested in justice. They are interested in dominion."

"I would rather rule my own small island than serve a greater power."

"Mortals live such brief lives. Perhaps that is why they matter so much."

"I discovered that cruelty was easier than kindness, but no more satisfying."

"The sea brings all things to my shore eventually."

"I had learned patience from the herbs themselves."

"I would make myself into someone new, someone of my own design."

"Power is not something given. It is something seized."

"I learned that gods bleed the same as anyone else."

"My craft was born from necessity and refined by time."

"I chose my monsters carefully, for they were my companions."

"Beauty fades, but skill remains eternal."

"I would not apologize for what I had become."

"The world teaches women to be soft. I chose to be sharp."

"My garden grew from my will and my desire."

"Love is the most dangerous magic of all."

"My enemies became my greatest teachers."

"Gratitude is a luxury mortals can afford more easily than gods."

"The greatest magic is knowing exactly who you are."

"Mercy is strength, though no one told me so."

"I would not be conquered by love or fear or shame."

"The sea keeps its secrets, as do I."