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“Women have been monsters, and monsters have been women.”
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
“Before Lamia killed children, her children were killed. The root of her violence, like the root of so much violence, is grief.”
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
“Beauty is demonstrably a cheat code for a slightly easier life. People just a little more likely to do you a favor, love just a little easier to access, the world just a little more welcoming.”
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
― 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.”
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
― 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.”
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
― Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
Spirits: A Drunken Dive into Myths and Legends
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Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and lore--and this is where we discuss the books that inspire us! Every episode, co-hosts Julia ...more
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