#ariande

I saw no trace of cruelty in the maenads as they drifted through our fields by day. I wondered if it contributed to their gentleness? The ritual gave fearful shape to the anger and the grief that had driven so many of them here in the first place; they screamed and danced in their blood-soaked frenzy by night so that they could live serenly in the sunlight.

Yusuf: If Ariadne and I were drowning, who would you save?

<<Lo penso anch'io>> disse. <<è come se i Discendenti fossero bloccati in un interminabile provino e le Parche stessero cercando nuovi attori per quegli stessi ruoli, alla ricerca del cast migliore per mettere in scena lo spettacolo.>>