Really? And what curse befalls the Adams of the world?" Ann opens her mouth and, presumably thinking of nothing to say, closes it again. It is Felicity who answers, eyes steely. "They are weak to temptation. And we are their temptresses.

Libba Bray
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Really? And what curse befalls the Adams of the world?"Ann opens her mouth and, presumably thinking of nothing to say, closes it again. It is Felicity who answers, eyes steely. "They are weak to temptation. And we are their temptresses." This quote by Oscar Wilde speaks about how people tend to behave differently when they have been given power. Think about it this way: if you were an alien from space and you had the ability to lift a boulder off of a person's chest without hurting them, what would you do? If you were an alien from space and you had the ability to give a person a small amount of power without being able to hurt them, what would you do?

Source: Rebel Angels

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