Esther Friesner Quotes & Sayings

The truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger ... — Esther M. Friesner

It's not enough to be born free; I have to live my freedom! — Esther M. Friesner

Captures the reader with true magic. — Esther M. Friesner

What kind of god or goddess places a limit on love? — Esther M. Friesner

What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them. — Esther M. Friesner

If we don't see to it that our children turn out better than we did, what will become of the world? — Esther M. Friesner

The gods are on our side," Castor added. "I heard that mountain's got plenty of places we can corner the beast for the kill. I hope I'm the one who brings it down. Wouldn't Father be proud to see me come home wrapped in a monstrous wild boar's hide!"
"It'd go well with your manners," I said, but both of my brothers hustled past me and were already gone. — Esther M. Friesner

History is gossip that's been legitimized, and that's really the case when you get into some of the Roman historians. Wow! They'd be right at home on reality tv. — Esther M. Friesner

People give up the earth for beauty. — Esther M. Friesner

If every hero stopped to think about all the what-ifs in his path, none of us would ever take one step beyond our own doorways. — Esther M. Friesner

They memorize everything and learn... nothing. — Esther M. Friesner

If one cannot learn from the mistakes of others, one might as well become a Democrat. — Esther M. Friesner

A young man's passion, a jaded siren's last chance for love, a world gone mad, cheap thrills, fast cars, expensive wines, the triumph of victory, the overthrow of ontologically incipient hegemony, and gum! I have no idea if this book has any of them! But I liked the part about the bunny. — Esther M. Friesner

Being brave doesn't mean always having to fight alone. — Esther M. Friesner

I feel sorry for Sparta when you're queen. What are you going to do? Tell your husband and the rest of the court that they can wrap your beauty around them to keep warm and well all winter? — Esther M. Friesner

If I don't ask for your opinion, I don't want it. — Esther M. Friesner

Even if I was pretty, it wasn't going to be enough to bring me the life I wanted: one where I was free to make choices that mattered, one where people listened to what I had to say. Aphrodite had the beauty; Zeus had the thunderbolts. Everyone loved Aphrodite, but everyone listened to Zeus. I'd never get my hands on a thunderbolt, so if I wanted to be free, I'd better find a way to get my hands on the next best thing: a sword. — Esther M. Friesner

Helen's era was quite different from what most people think of when they hear the words ancient Greece. The Parthenon, the graceful statues, the works of Sophocles, Euripides, Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, all came nearly a thousand years after Helen's time, during the classical era. In the Bronze Age, no one yet knew how to make brittle iron flexible enough to use for tools and weapons. Art, especially sculpture of the human form, was stiffer and more stylized. Few people could read or write. Instead of signing important papers, you would use a stone seal to leave an impression on clay tablets. The design on the seal would be as unique as a signature. There was a kind of writing in Bronze Age Greece, but it was mostly used to keep track of financial matters, such as royal tax records. Messages, poems, songs, and stories were not written down but were memorized and passed along by word of mouth. — Esther M. Friesner

I don't hold memories in my hand, but I'll never let them go. — Esther M. Friesner

White as ash, her face, but ashes hold the phantoms of fires. — Esther M. Friesner

To stop crying, my Raisa... laugh. — Esther M. Friesner

Aphrodite had the beauty; Zeus had the thunderbolts. Everyone loved Aphrodite, but everyone listened to Zeus. — Esther M. Friesner

Some men were nothing but overgrown boys who never got over the "fun" of teasing girls, just to get noticed — Esther M. Friesner

The world is full of marvels, if you're willing to travel far enough to see them. — Esther M. Friesner