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Madeline Miller

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Madeline Miller is an American novelist known for her modern interpretations of Greek mythology. Born on July 24, 1978, she graduated from Princeton University and later earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her works, 'The Song of Achilles' and 'Circe', have been widely acclaimed by readers.

Famous Madeline Miller Quotes

“They knew what powerful sons did to their fathers - Zeus' thunderbolts still smell of singed flesh and patricide.”

Mythology Zeus Fathers And Sons Greek Gods Patricide

Book:The Song of Achilles

Source: The Song of Achilles

“Children of gods always came to their strength faster than mortals. He would miss them when they were gone, I knew. But I would find something else for him. I would help him forget. I would say, some people are like constellations who only touch the earth for a season.”

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Book:Circe

Source: Circe

“Sometimes you must be content with ignorance”

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Book:Circe

Source: Circe

“Humbling women seems to me a chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep”

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Book:Circe

Source: Circe

“There was grief, and so there always would be. But the gray fog was gone. I felt distant and very clear, like a hawk born upon the highest aether.”

Greek Mythology Circe Greek Gods

Author:Madeline Miller

“He liked such sharpness, for there was nothing in him that had any blood you might spill.”

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Book:Circe

Source: Circe

“As for the goddess' answer. I did not care. I would have no need of her. I did not plan to live after he was gone”

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Book:The Song of Achilles

Source: The Song of Achilles

“We were silent a moment. 'So, which of the suitors would you have picked?' I shoved him, and he laughed”

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Book:The Song of Achilles

Source: The Song of Achilles

About the Author

Born: July 24, 1978
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 323

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