“The nymphs wafted around me. Their smothered laughter drifted down the halls. At least, I told myself, it was not their brothers, who would have bragged and fought and hunted down my wolves. But of course, that was never a real danger. Sons were not punished.”
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
“My father has never been able to imagine the world without himself in it”
“what was his best part?' 'his lover patroclus”
“Daedalus had said to me once: Even the best iron grows brittle with too much beating.”
“Do you always make beautiful things for those you are angry with?”