“Is she unhappy? But he would have laughed at such a mewling question, and he would have been right to. My witchcraft, the island, my lion, all of them sprang from her transformation. There was no honesty in regretting what had given me my life.”
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. more
“And I am still haunted by all the things I could have been.”
“Regret was the ham in the back of the deli that caused people to switch from turkey to roast beef.”
“But if I didn't make an effort on my part, there'll always be regret, wouldn't there?”
“How much of what passes for grief in the world is really nothing more than regret?”
“What a journey! Now I am here there is so much to enjoy! I wish I knew this years ago!”
“Regret can't hover for long in the company of determination.”