“I missed the spread of the sky above me. Sometimes as I lay awake, I yearned so powerfully for freedom; for the dark silhouette of the Argo, blotting out the stars behind it; the promise of another journey and another land with every sunrise; thate resentment churned stomach, it's bile scolding my throat.” MythologyAtalanta Book:Atalanta Source: Atalanta
“I despised my father, of course I did. The thought of presenting myself to him, of him thinking that my deeds could reflect on him was repulsive, that he thought what I would do would be a substitute for the son he'd never had, that he imagined that I would go back and take that place. I flung the thin woolen blankets aside, thinking I would set out into the darkness, out run my anger until I was gasping and breathless. But somehow, my feet took me to Parthenopaeus..” MythologyGreek MythologyAtalanta Book:Atalanta Source: Atalanta
“Standing in the shadows, gathering my resolve. I'd been among too many people, living according to their rules for too long. It was clouding my vision, gnawing away at my confidence and certainty, making me doubt the instincts that kept me alive all these years. I needed to remember who I was, who I had always been: A woman who was unafraid.” Greek MythologyAtalanta Book:Atalanta Source: Atalanta
“My father had wanted me here for a reason. I'd come here to discover what I could take, how my blood could benefit me at last. But of course, he had his own intentions and it didn't seem he was going to reveal them until he was satisfied that I was really his daughter, that I would prove useful to him...I'd never met anyone related to me before. It'd crossed my mind that maybe there would be some kind of pull, but I felt nothing ...” Greek MythologyAtalanta Book:Ariadne Source: Ariadne
“I made a bargain with him: if he let me have the mountains and my girls, then I'd keep out of Hera's way. But the main thing I wanted was to live untouched by men. I wasn't going to find myself in my mother's position if I could help it.” Greek MythologyGoddessesAtalanta Book:Atalanta Source: Atalanta