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“...and Athena, it must be admitted, has never been much of a friend to her fellow women. The war-like goddess of wisdom, who wasn't even gestated by a woman (she sprang fully grown from her father's head), is the original "not-like-the-other-girls" girl.”
― Jess Zimmerman, Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology

“Women have been monsters, and monsters have been women.”
― Jess Zimmerman, Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology

“I never go to the doctor, though, because the only thing more embarrassing than having a body is having to admit that you have one.”
― Jess Zimmerman, Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology

“You can tell a lot about what a culture considers deformed by looking at its villains. They're more likely to be disabled in some way, but also more likely to be dark, old, fat, or fey.”
― Jess Zimmerman, Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology