Daughter of Sparta Quotes

“I recognize that there is a different kind of strength in embracing your femininity and the vulnerability that comes with it. Dresses can be a weapon, too, a blade of cloth to turn heads and guide eyes, to influence the decisions of others.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“The gods are just and cruel, beloved and feared. Ligeia insists that the gods are so merciless because they love us, that they only want us to better ourselves. I believe it's because the gods are envious of us. They will never understand the beauty of watching the days pass and knowing that it could perhaps be your last. They will never experience the bitter taste of fear as it floods your senses, or the sometimes bittersweet ache of pain. They also fear us because they understand that whipped backs will always heal, and eventually they will no longer bow.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“You think we gods play such petty games with our powers, but they are nothing compared to the games mortals would play with just a small fraction of them.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“I am an ocean full of secrets, with a hundred lifetimes of answers.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“Apollo loved her more than life itself. More than Greece and more than his family. He was willing to sacrifice being a god for her.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“Forget insufferable gods - feta cheese is the only thing a woman needs in life.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“Find your footing and climb. Don't think about what is beneath you, only how far you have left to go.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“believe it’s because the gods are envious of us. They will never understand the beauty of watching the day pass and knowing that it could perhaps be your last. They will never experience the bitter taste of fear as it floods your senses, or the sometimes bittersweet ache of pain. They also fear us because they understand that whipped backs will always heal, and eventually they will no longer bow.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“A warrior has no time to spare worrying about dresses, I would say. Now, as Lykou and Theseus both eyes me with open admiration, I recognize that there is a different kind of strength in embracing your femininity and the vulnerability that comes with it. Dresses can be a weapon, too, a blade of cloth to turn heads and guide eyes, to influence the decisions of others.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“Betrayal and Olympus seem to go hand in hand.”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta

“A dying god is a dangerous god”
― Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta