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Phaedra keeps saying she's being selfish. That she hates herself for it, but she does it anyway. She can't deny herself what she wants, even if it brings about her downfall and his." "And have you learned anything from our literary parallel?" "Not really, I keep thinking that she would do it all over again if there were a chance...a chance that it could go right. Even if 99 times out of a 100 the story ends badly, it's worth it if only once she gets a happy ending.

Cora Carmack
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Phaedra of Alonso’s death was a never-ending pain that gnawed at his insides. It made him a prisoner in his own cottage.

Melina Marchetta, Quintana of Charyn
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Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s. Their needs came second. It came from the privilege of being tr

Melina Marchetta, Quintana of Charyn
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Hyacinth took out a bottle of rum, and Phaedra raised her eyebrows, a reflex she'd acquired upon seeing her father and mother under its influence, their eyes and mouths turned wilder, as if a cork at the edges of their personalities had come unscrewed.

Naomi Jackson, The Star Side of Bird Hill
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HIPPOLYTUS: I can't sin against a God I don't believe in.

Sarah Kane, Phaedra's Love
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