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.
“Courage is fear you ignore.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“Love is what remains when everything else is gone.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“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
“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
“It wasn’t the fear that mattered in life. It was the choices made when you were afraid. You were brave because of your fear, not in spite of it.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
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