“You’re perfect," he assured her.
"You're not just saying that because you found out I'm a princess, are you?”
Source: To Speak with the Stars
“Claims of India’s priority in everything from mathematics, medicine and surgery—to say nothing of nuclear weapons, spaceships and other Star Trek-style technologies—have been made by prominent people at prestigious, national-level gatherings.”
Source: Science In Saffron: Skeptical Essays On History of Science
“Dogma not divine, myth not holy.”
Source: Sonnets From The Mountaintop
“We were a single, devastating force, two halves of a primordial power, our bond forged in the fires of creation and tempered in the blood of unending war.”
Source: The Heir of Ash and Thunder
“Myths are not mere explanations; they’re mirrors. They reflect us, yes, but they also profoundly shape us, guiding the contours of our souls. If something lives in your blood long enough, if it resonates deep within your soul, it becomes more than metaphor; it becomes truth, undeniable and real.”
Source: The Heir of Ash and Thunder
“You going to actually teach, or just stare into space again while pretending you’re forming a thesis thought?”
“Not fair,” I said, sipping my own tea. It had cooled just enough to taste the bitterness, a familiar tang. “I stare very academically.”
Source: The Heir of Ash and Thunder
“You are the storm’s echo, and the fire’s breath. You are the hinge upon which the next world turns.”
Source: The Heir of Ash and Thunder
“I gave you rage,” he said. “You turned it into discipline. Do not forget your fury.”
Source: The Heir of Ash and Thunder
“Slowly she raises her eyes to heaven. Then out loud, without looking upon me, she spits these words: "Gods. Kings. Heroes of Greece." There is something she wants to address to these ideas, something complex, rich, bitter. She looks for the words, and can only find these: "Fuck you all.”
Source: The Last Song of Penelope
“And so Asterion became the Minotaur. My mother's private constellation of shame intermingled with love and despair no longer; instead, he became my father's display of dominance to the world.”
Source: Ariadne