Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters
Nikita Gill
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Why be a half-finished poem in some forgotten poet’s story, when one can be an odyssey in and of herself, part magic, part villain, part Goddess, part lover.”
“Maybe that's why you demonised them, turned them into monsters, because you think monsters are easier to understand than women who say no to you.”
“You are still the kindest thing that ever happened to me, even if that is not how our tale is told.”
“Does the night ever tire of the darkness? Does the sea ever tire of her own depths? Do the trees ever tire of their roots? Do mortals ever tire of looking for other mortals to call home?”
“I will take [my daughter] to the library, and introduce her to every librarian because they are where Athena lives now.”
“Every woman is both match and spark, a light for each other from the dark.”
“There is something moon-soaked and dawn flavoured about her.”
“And when the burning inside your chest claws, insults you as forgotten, hideous, unloved every single night, you learn how to create iron, then a sword, and challenge those demons to a fight.”
“If a woman does not fit the shape of what you think a woman should, if a woman is not obedient, does not see things the way you do, if a woman is too independent to need anything more than herself, does she automatically become a threat filled with such terror to you?”
“Every love does not have to be made of desire. Some loves are kept for the people who stand by you through everything. Some soulmates are sisters not lovers. Some loves are for those who give you hope. And some for the strength, for wisdom, for dreams.”
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Book Keywords:
mythology, library, greek-mythology, athena, artemis, women, feminism, inspirational, poetry, girl-power, librarians
