Minotaur Quotes

“Since then my loneliness does not pain me, because I know my redeemer lives and he will finally rise above the dust.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, La casa de Asterión

“Sanity is the thread through the labyrinth of the Minotaur. Once cut, or unravelled, all that lies in wait are gloomy tunnels unfathomable by any map, and what hides there is a beast in human form, wearing our own face.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story

“I dream that I'm beautiful. Not exactly beautiful, but inconspicuous. That's what it means to be beautiful, to be like everyone else. My head feels light. My eyes are on the front of my face. I have a nose, rather than nostrils. I have human skin, thin human skin. I walk down the street and no one notices me. Now that's happiness—no one noticing me. It's a happy dream.”
― Georgi Gospodinov, Физика на тъгата

“Sanity is the thread through the labyrinth of the Minotaur. Once cut, or unravelled, all that lies in wait are gloomy tunnels unfathomable by any map, and what hides there is a beast in human form, wearing our own face.
We are what we fear.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story

“And the One will reveal the Bow of the Southern Star and conquer the enemy with courage and fine judgment. The sight of the One is true and the enemy cannot hide. Griffon will fly”
― Barbara T. Cerny, Shield of the Palidine

“And the One will take the Sword of the Western Sun and triumph over the enemy with boldness and insight. The arm of the One is steady and heads will roll. Snow Giants will battle”
― Barbara T. Cerny, Shield of the Palidine

“With his pendulous penis swinging from side to side, the beast clip-clopped up a rickety flight of stairs led by Pablo Zapata's wife, who took him through a beaded curtain into a room where a bevy of sullen women reclined on tatty sofas. A collective gasp rang out among the group and many crossed themselves in silent prayer.”
― Kevin Ansbro, The Minotaur's Son & Other Wild Tales

“By the second cycle of the solstice of the warm time, the One will face the enemy. And the One will unearth the Shield of the Northern Lights and smote the enemy with daring and intelligence. The heart of the One is pious and evil will cower. Couatl will rise.”
― Barbara T. Cerny, Shield of the Palidine

“And the One will win the Armor of the Easter Dawn and defeat the enemy with audacity and wisdom. The body of the One is strong and ready to lead. Lammasu will pounce”
― Barbara T. Cerny, Shield of the Palidine

“Tag, you know ‘half-and-half’ is a pejorative use of an ableist term,” Jett chastises. “Both the minotaur contingent and the centaur contingent find it highly offensive –”
― Matt Wallace, Pride's Spell

“A divine vengeance on us all.”
― Jennifer Saint, Ariadne

“Sate my hunger with your flesh or sate my hunger with your blood.”
― Adrian Blue, Taken by the Minotaur

“Curing humanity of its madness is the biggest challenge there is. The only remedy is to subject everyone from the day they are born to an educational regime of reason, logic, clear and critical thinking, i.e. Logos thinking, and to teach them to see straight through emotional Mythos and understand it for exactly what it is: emotional lies to seduce, manipulate, exploit and control the gullible masses. The sensory Mythos of scientism is as dangerous as the emotional and mystical Mythos of mainstream religion. Only Logos – rationalism and idealism – can provide Ariadne’s golden thread to lead us out of the labyrinth of the lunatics where the Minotaur of Madness devours everyone ritually offered up to it. It’s time to slay the Minotaur and make humanity sane”
― Thomas Stark, Extra Scientiam Nulla Salus: How Science Undermines Reason

“I hunger for your innocence, girl. Not your life.”
― Adrian Blue, Taken by the Minotaur

“You breathed envy across her face, imagining you could see it roll from you like a mist.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear

“You were not beautiful. You wished you were beautiful.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear

“I suppose, strong as you, you don’t need to be cruel to make people fear you. You can afford to be gentle, and no one will ever forget you are dangerous.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear

“You were a monster. But to be a monster did not mean to be uncultured. You have known many monsters. Many of them have been civilized. Most have been human.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear

“You have walked in chains through the streets of this ancient city, amidst its smog and smoke and the soot caked upon its walls.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear

“They knew all about being a frightening thing in a museum.”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear

“What is the difference between a collar and a crown?”
― Elizabeth Bear, The Best of Elizabeth Bear