Three Fates

Who are they.

"The Moerae, or the Fates, were a triad, each with a specific task. Clotho, who spins the thread of life, Lachesis, who measures it, and Atropos, who cuts that thread and ends it."

The meaning behind their existence.

"The first, who held a spindle, spoke, 'I spin the thread, but you make it what you will.' The second held a silver tape for measuring, and said, 'I mark the length, but you use the time.' And the third, with her silver scissors, told me this, 'I cut the thread, for nothing should last forever. Don't waste what you're given.'"

Adapted from Three Fates by Nora Roberts.