Some notable quotes:

There are several reasons I could give you and each of them is part of the truth.
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She stared the blacksmith God her had slightly tilted, trying to see what lunacy had called crawled in through his ears. He was mistaken she said. He wasn't. Haphestus grabbed her hand in his and held it. Athene knew she could easily outrun him but his arms and hands were like the iron they worked. She wondered if it would be more effective to stamp on his good foot or the bad one
"I don't like to be touched" she said.
"I know" Hephestus replied. "It's one of the thousand things I love about you."
"but you're touching me when you know I don't like it"
"because I want to be the one who's touch you like"
"you aren't. No one is."
You don't mind when your owl flutters down and perches on your shoulder" he said "you hold out your arm to him So he can land more easily."
"He's an owl"
"I think you could love me like that
"I couldn't"
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"I don’t feel like saving mortals any more. I don’t feel like saving anyone any more. I feel like opening my eyes and taking in everything I can see whenever I get the chance. I feel like using the power the goddess gave me”