I, Medusa Quotes

“I'm grateful now to know the truth, that the only person who can give me purpose is myself. As the world fades, I find myself wondering if perhaps purpose is not a single thing one finds, but rather a thing one finds over and over again.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“You are not a monster,” I murmur. I don’t know if the words are for the lion or for me. “You are only what they made you.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“That’s the curious thing about monsters,” she whispers. “The worst ones don’t bother hiding in the dark.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“What Poseidon did? It wasn't random. He orchestrated every encounter. He knew exactly what strings to pull, what words to say, because he is old and you are young. and because he knew he could take advantage of you. That is not your fault.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“However long or short they may be, our lives can usually be pared down to a collection of choices made on a few fateful nights. Rarely do we know for sure which of these nights will be the ones that will alter everything to come. But if you pay close attention, there is a sensation, a light tingle beneath the surface of your skin, that hints at destiny.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“We let each other sit in grief for the lives we had, for the girls we could’ve been, if the world were kinder.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“I warned you that men with power are always the first to be believed,” she says. “You should have listened. In these situations”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“I find that I’m excited to learn what my next purpose will be.
And that is enough.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“Your voice and your truth will never hold weight unless you also learn to hold power,”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“She tallies how many men she has killed thus far and wonders how many more she will kill before the rage within her is sated”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“We were wondering…” She gestures to the other acolytes as though she speaks for all of them. “Is your hair real, or is it a wig?” I pause, confused. I’ve never been asked a question like that before. It seems so ludicrous that at first I wonder if she’s asked it in jest. I self-consciously roll one of my locs between my forefinger and thumb. “It’s mine,” I say quietly. “It’s my hair.” I make a point of tugging on the loc just slightly, so that she can see it’s attached to my scalp.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“She tallies how many men she has killed thus far and wonders how many more she will kill before the rage within her is sated, before it feels like enough.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“You are not a pet”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“Athena isn’t just a goddess of craft and wisdom. She’s a goddess of war. I’m sure even she understands that sometimes violence is necessary to maintain order.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa

“Never mind what people like Kallisto say. They try to make you feel like you don’t belong because you intimidate them.”
― Ayana Gray, I, Medusa