“Aphrodite’s thirst was never quenched; it was cruel and dreamy. It was certainly the most splendid kind of thirst.”
― Selected Poems and Letters
― Selected Poems and Letters
“Every moment mortals died, by shipwreck and sword, by wild beasts and wild men, by illness, neglect, and age. It was their fate, Prometheus had told me, the story they all shared. No matter how vivid they were in life, no matter how brilliant, no matter the wonders they made, they came to dust and smoke. Meanwhile every petty and useless god would go on sucking down the bright air until the stars went dark.”
― Circe
― Circe
“That is one thing gods and mortals share. When we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world.”
― Circe
― Circe
“When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.”
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“her dream was dipped in honey;
of a girl with hair like fire
and eyes like the night sky”
― Lost and Found
of a girl with hair like fire
and eyes like the night sky”
― Lost and Found
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