"Circe" Quotes
The mythological witch Circe transforms her life and discovers her own power in this lyrical retelling of Greek mythology.
fantasy | 393 pages | Published in 2018
Quotes
When I was born, the name for what I was did not exist.
Beneath the smooth, familiar face of things is another that waits to tear the world in two.
But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth.
When it is true, when it is right, when it is me, then I am not monstrous. I am not abominable.
I was not surprised by this: gods have a long history of cruel parenting.
It is a common saying that women are delicate creatures, flowers, eggs, anything that may be crushed in a moment’s carelessness. If I had ever believed it, I no longer did.
I thought once that gods are the opposite of death, but I see now they are more dead than anything, for they are unchanging, and can hold nothing in their hands.
I will not be like a bird bred in a cage, I thought, too dull to fly even when the door stands open.
When I was alone, I had to think about myself, and I was often unhappy. But my thoughts were all I had.
Humbling women seems to me a chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep.
