67 Quotes About Eros

I may now add that civilization is a process in the service of Eros, whose purpose is to combine single human individuals, and after that families, then races, peoples and nations, into one great unity, the unity of mankind.

In any case, the magician State—unless it involved vulgar conjurers—is vastly preferable to the police State, to the State which, in order to defend its own out-of-date 'culture,' does not hesitate to repress all liberties and the illusion of liberties, changing itself into a prison where all hope is lost.

Is this guy Love or Death?" Jason growled.Ask your friends, Cupid said. Frank, Hazel, and Percy met my counterpart, Thanatos. We are not so different. Except Death is sometimes kinder.

Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you."Great," Jason said. "Now he's spouting greeting card messages.

Nico's voice was like broken glass. "I- I wasn't in love with Annabeth.""You were jealous of her," Jason said. "That's why you didn't want to be around her. Especially why you don't want to be around... him. It makes total sense.

Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter."Nico didn't look convinced. In fact he looked like he was going to be sick. But he squared his shoulders and nodded. "You're right. I- I'm not afraid of a love god."Favonius beamed. "Excellent! Would you like a snack before you go?

Still hiding, Cupid said, smashing another skeleton to pieces. You do not have the strength."Nico," Jason managed to say, "it's okay. I get it."Nico glanced over, pain and misery washing across his face."No you don't," he said. "There's no way you can understand."And so you run away again, Cupid chided. From your friends, from yourself.

Nothing?" Favonius cried. "The one you care for most... plunged into Tartarus, and you still will not allow the truth?"Suddenly Jason felt like he was eavedropping. The one you care for most.

The story of Psyche finally made sense to him- why a mortal girl would be so afraid. Why would she risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a monster.Psyche had been right. Cupid was a monster. Love was the most savage monster of all.