Meredith Henderson: Cleo Bellows

Quotes 

• Cleo Bellows : [having witnessed a myth dissolving before their eyes]  Guys, think about this for a sec. I mean, Avia doesn't affect us one way or another, but there are other myths that whole cultures and philosophies are based upon. I mean, what happens to the world if the Gorgos Stone destroys THEM?

• Cleo Bellows : [lead by guards through a throng]  God, the way they're staring, you'd think I was a main course at a Viking banquet.

  Alex Bellows : Yeah, and that guy looks like he wants a second helping.

  Cleo Bellows : Shut up, Alex.

• Cleo Bellows : What's going on?

  Gwydion : All accused of crimes in Lord Llew's kingdom are offered a hearing, lady - even his own killers.

• Bryn : Well, one of the things about invisibility spells is that there always has to be a flaw. It's like... a law of magic.

  Cleo Bellows : His Achilles heel.

  Bryn : Could be heel, could be anything, really.

  Alex Bellows : [watching from the study]  That's just like what Thor told me. Remember, Balder couldn't be killed by anything but a mistletoe.

  Cleo Bellows : Well, what was his weakness?

  Bryn : Ah, well, Math was smart when he worked out Llew's blessing. He designed in a flaw that was a situation that would never occur. Llew could only be vulnerable if he were standing with one foot in a cauldron and the other on a deer.

  Alex Bellows : [watching from the study]  Okay, that's much cooler than a mistletoe.

  Bryn : And the weapon used to kill him had to be forged on a holy day when the forging of weapons was forbidden.

  Cleo Bellows : [recalling the scene]  It was all there, the cauldron, the deerskin, the spear.

  Alex Bellows : You know, these guys never learn. You make a loophole, and somebody finds it.

• Cleo Bellows : I knew I should've bought you that speed-reading course for Christmas.

• Cleo Bellows : I remember something about the murder. I wanna make a statement.

  Bryn : [having already won the case]  Look, that's not a very good idea. Why don't you just relax, sweet lady? Just relax and enjoy your freedom.

  Cleo Bellows : I can't. I need to tell the truth.

  Bryn : Oh, the truth is overrated, lady.

• Cleo Bellows : Even a woman of flowers needs to be thought of as a woman.

• Cleo Bellows : [on her experience as an owl]  I was losing who I was. Every second, my thoughts became more birds' thoughts. I knew I had to touch the stone but I couldn't keep my focus. By the time my wingtip touched it, all I could think about was getting into the night air and hunting.

  Alex Bellows : Yeah. All I could think about was how I was gonna tell Mom that we had to take turns lining your birdcage.

• Cleo Bellows : I mean, nobody cared about Blodeuwedd for herself. You know, it was all about what she looked like, what they wanted her to be, and what they wanted from her.

• Cleo Bellows : [as Alex heads out for his dream date]  Hey, Alex, why don't you, uh, try that thing with your hair? I know you wanna look your best.

  Alex Bellows : No. I think now I'm gonna go with feeling beautiful on the inside.

• Cleo Bellows : [describing an oddity in being Blodeuwedd]  I don't know, Alex, this one... feels different. You know, all the other ones we've been, they've... they've had a past, you know, a story to them - and you can feel that when you're inside them - but this one, she's... just kind of empty.

  Alex Bellows : Yeah, well, you know, if you gotta be empty, that's a fine-lookin' shell to be wrapped up in.

  Cleo Bellows : Well, I'm glad you're taking this so seriously!