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The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)

by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)

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“I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

tags: dignity, empowerment, equality, freedom, gender, independence, power, women, women-s-rights

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“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

tags: inspirational, life, meaning

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“We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are.”
― Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

tags: actors, pretending

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“It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

tags: double-standards, empowerment, feminism, freedom, gender, hypocrisy, independence, misogyny, morality, self-determination, social-norms, virtue, women

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“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

tags: nico

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