camewiththeframe: “They’re not angels,” Stevie said. They’re sphinxes. They&
camewiththeframe: “They’re not angels,” Stevie said. They’re sphinxes. They’re mystical creatures that ask you riddles before you’re allowed to enter a place. If you get it wrong, they eat you. Lake from Oedipus. The Riddle of the Sphinx. That’s a Sphinx.” “Not to be confused with Spanx, which is a sidearm in the holster of a diet industrial complex.”Maureen Johnson, “Truly Devious” Love this book -- source link