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  1. Anne Carson _ Eros the Bittersweet

    When an individual appreciates that he alone is responsible for the content and coherence of his person, an influx like eros becomes a concrete personal threat. So in the lyric poets, love is something that assaults or invades the body of the lover to wrest control of it from him, a personal struggle of will and physique between the god and his victim. The poets describe this struggle from within a consciousness – perhaps new in the world – of the body as a unity of limbs, senses and self, amazed at its own vulnerability.
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  2. Anne Carson _ Eros the Bittersweet

    Novels institutionalize the ruse of eros. It becomes a narrative texture of sustained incongruence, emotional and cognitive. It permits the reader to stand in triangular relation to the characters in the story and reach into the text after the objects of their desire, sharing their longing but also detached from it, seeing their view of reality but also its mistakenness. It is almost like being in love.
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  3. Joyce Carol Oates _ Beasts

    Lawrence is the supreme poet of Eros. No recriminations, no reproaches, no guilt, no 'morality'. For what's 'morality' but a leash around the neck? A noose? What's 'morality' but what other people want you to do, for their own, selfish, unstated purposes?
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  4. Margaret Atwood _ The Blind Assassin

    We do like to have such good opinions of our own motives when we're about to do something harmful, to someone else. But as Mr. Erskine also pointed out, Eros with his bow and arrows is not the only blind god. Justitia is the other one. Clumsy blind gods with edged weapons: Justicia totes a sword, which, coupled with her blindfold, is a pretty good recipe for cutting yourself."
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  5. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    So now I get the scepter?" Jason asked.Cupid laughed.
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  6. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    Oh, he's not like that," said Favonius.Jason flinched. "You can read my mind?""I don't need to." Favonius tossed his bronze hoop in the air. " has the wrong impression of Cupid... until they meet him.
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  7. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    Please tell me your master isn't Aeolus.""That airhead?" Favonius snorted. "No, of course not.""He means Eros." Nico's voice turned edgy. "Cupid, in Latin."Favonius smiled. "Very good, Nico di Angelo. I'm glad to see you again, by the way. It's been a long time.
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  8. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    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 a monster. Love was the most savage monster of all."
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  9. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    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.
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  10. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    Cupid said, smashing another skeleton to pieces. "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." Cupid chided.
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  11. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    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?
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  12. Rick Riordan _ The House of Hades

    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."
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