Goddess of the River Quotes

“Loneliness was the cruelest of feelings; to be lonely in one’s own home was a pain I could hardly imagine.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“I did not know then that when humans pray for nature, they pray for something to control.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“I do not want thrones, or riches, or renown. I want to be where I was loved. If you are certain your sons will win, then take comfort in it. But I will return where I belong.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“But compassion was not a weakness”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“If Shiva had not grasped me so quickly, if he had failed to pin me down, it is true—my power and joy and strength might have destroyed your world. But ask yourself: Would that have been such a tragedy?”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“No flood or drought or earthquake could wreak the havoc that humanity had accomplished all on its own.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“All this time, he had defined himself by his word, thinking his vows would be his guide, would prevent him from straying. But while he had followed the path of his oaths, it had not been the path of righteousness.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“But a mother could not protect her children from all pain, no matter how she might try. It was folly, and those follies had led the whole world here, to these plains of suffering.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“Your soldiers may be loyal, but they know you have not been wronged. When men feel they have righteousness with them, within them, they can fight with the power of ten men.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“All I knew was that endlessness seemed without meaning in the face of humanity’s short onslaught.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River

“I would have accepted such an insult to spare the rest of the realm. But the rest of the realm has not been spared. Now there must be some justice. What you propose is the same as surrender, and I will not do that. Not when I know I am right.”
― Vaishnavi Patel, Goddess of the River