The cruelest fate the gods and stars had ever written: the person I loved most in the world was the person who would ultimately destroy me.
“There’s comfort in stories which don’t change, even the sad ones.”
― Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
― Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
“Love is what remains when everything else is gone.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“Thank God for girlfriends. In this crazy, chaotic, divided world that was run by men, you could count on the women.”
― The Women
― The Women
“The women had a story to tell, even if the world wasn't quite yet ready to hear it, and their story began with three simple words. We were there.”
― The Women
― The Women
“When women take up space, there is less available for men. But it means we get a whole story instead of half of one.”
― Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
― Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
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