Myths are different than fairy tales or legends. Legends are stories based in history and are more or less true. Myths, on the other hand, are stories containing a deeper truth–stories that transcend time. If you were to travel the world, you would find myths that are remarkably similar to one another–stories of heroes fighting the darkness with the light. Seth Adam Smith
Name one hero who was happy." I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back." You...
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Madeline Miller
I have done it, " she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R...
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Madeline Miller
Love cannot live where there is no trust.
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Edith Hamilton
Do you think we can be friends?” I asked. He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.
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Priya Ardis
Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.” British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.
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Priya Ardis
More Quotes By Seth Adam Smith
I must give you this warning: your journeys will rarely ever go as you plan. You will make mistakes, and you will feel lost. Whenever that happens, look to the light and keep moving forward in faith.
In the quiet of the graveyard, the couple knelt together in soul-stretching silence–wishing, waiting, hoping, praying.
Willpower, though important in its own way, is never enough. In order for you to be truly powerful, you must open up and trust in something beyond yourself–something you cannot prove for certain.
Have faith in the light you carry.
Faith is believing in something you cannot prove for certain.
