He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. Green grass breaks through snow. Artemis pleads for my help. I am so

He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically.
Green grass breaks through snow.
Artemis pleads for my help.
I am so cool.
He grinned at us, waiting for applause.
‘That last line was four syllables. Artemis said.
Apollo frowned. Was it
Yes. What about I am so bigheaded
No, no, that s six syllable, hhhm. He started muttering to himself.
Zoe Nightshade turned to us. Lord Apollo has been going through this haiku phase ever since he visited Japan. Tis not as bad as the time he visited Limerick. If I d had to hear one more poem that started with, There once was a godess from Sparta-‘
I ve got it! Apollo announced. I am so awesome. That s five syllables! He bowed, looking very pleased with himself.

–
Rick Riordan,

The Titan’s Curse

With the moon walk, the religious myth that sustained these notions could no longer be held. With our view of earthrise, we could see that

With the moon walk, the religious myth that sustained these notions could no longer be held. With our view of earthrise, we could see that the earth and the heavens were no longer divided but that the earth is in the heavens. 105

–
Joseph Campbell,

Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story. – Wilkie

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.

–
Wilkie Collins,

The Woman in White

In the DesertIn the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his

In the Desert

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, Is it good, friend
It is bitter bitter, he answered;

But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart.

–
Stephen Crane,

The Black Riders and Other Lines