I think there is a modern temper. The authority figures we revered in the past are all up for grabs - they're gone. We are groping for meaning in a world where some of our gods have died. We're asking ourselves, 'Who is our true brother and sister, where is our true home?' The modern tempter is our struggle to lead meaningful lives, and even if we don't believe in religion, we can reach down and hold on to our core values for guidance.

I would have done just about anything for him.

And when a strong man is sweet, even Goddesses look down from Mount Olympus.

We are predators, whose all-seeing eyes were meant to give them detachment.

We're frightened of what makes us different.

In the chapel you prayed to be a saint and now I will make you a god.

I would die rather than live without you. I would die the same way he died. I can't bear you to look at me the way you did. I cannot bear it if you do not love me!" -Claudia.