- Nov 07, 2020
Goddess Quotes
On ancient myth and modern feminine strength.
This goddess quotes page moves between Ancient mythological figures like Kali and Persephone and a more personal, modern use of the word for a beloved author or role model.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a writer, I am not goddess of the universes I create. I am at most a stage manager of the plentiful gifts which tumble out of the horn of plenty, which is to say there is a source so sweet and forgiving and generous that I pray every day to let that source be my guide.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mary Stewart will always be my goddess. I can pick up one of her early books - one I've read a dozen times - and still slide right into the story.
- Battle
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea that women are innately gentle is a fantasy, and a historically recent one. Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, is depicted as wreathed in male human skulls; the cruel entertainments of the Romans drew audiences as female as they were male; Boudicca led her British troops bloodily into battle.
- Nov 07, 2020
As women, we have super powers. We are sisters. We are healers. We are mothers. We are goddess warriors.
- Appeared
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was groomed as a so-called sex symbol, a rival to Marilyn Monroe, and from then on, whenever my picture appeared in paper, it was 'sex kitten,' 'sex symbol,' 'sex goddess,' 'sex pot.' I've accepted it, and I'm flattered, but in some ways, it's been a hindrance to me because I haven't been able to be taken seriously as an actress.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
- Escaped
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- Nov 07, 2020
Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped being turned on its head. It was the perfect springboard for the sort of novel I wanted to write.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm obsessed with Greek mythology. My favorite goddess is Artemis. She's strong and reminds me of Katniss, the heroine of 'The Hunger Games.'
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we begin to ask them, there's no turning back.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and renewal.
- Beneficent
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- Nov 07, 2020
The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020