Circe

"I discovered that transformation requires both fire and patience."

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

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

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

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

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

"My enemies became my greatest teachers."

"Love is the most dangerous magic of all."

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

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

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

"Beauty fades, but skill remains eternal."

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

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

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

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

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

"I had learned patience from the herbs themselves."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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