Annie > Annie's Quotes

“Your wife sounds like a clever woman."
"She is. I cannot account for the fact that she married me, but since it is to my benefit, I try not to bring it to her attention.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“Timidity creates nothing.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“However gold he shines, do not forget his fire.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“But there was no wound she could give me that I had not already given myself.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“You have always been the worst of my children," he said. "Be sure not to dishonor me."

"I have a better idea. I will do as I please, and when you count your children, leave me out.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“Transformation touched only bodies, not minds.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“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.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“The words slid into me, smooth as a polished knife.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“They do not care if you are good. They barely care if you are wicked. The only thing that makes them listen is power.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“The ocean floor was sandy and soft as pillows. I settled into it and slept.”
― Madeline Miller, Galatea

“courage is not a matter of age, but true-made spirits.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe