Athena Quote by Madeline Miller

“When Athena falls in love, it's purely intellectual. It's a meeting of minds. The purest kind of love.”

— Rick Riordan

“She wasn’t born in the normal way. She was literally born from thoughts. Her children are born the same way. When Athena falls in…

— Rick Riordan

“We must not have any reason to love someone, because where there is reason love dies with the change of that reason.”

— Debolina

“Everyday, Athena. Everyday, each of us has to face a battle against our own shadows. Don't think you're any different. But this is why…

— Karen Francisco

“Once, within the dark threads of her existence, love was the reason she fought through all her troubles. Now it was the same reason…

— Ella Fleming-Christie

“Reason and love are hardly ever compatible.”

— Amy Bartol

“More talk of love would lead to the difficulties surrounding...Oh, God, he loved her, he did, she did, they did, it was. It was.”

— Louisa Young

“She was his greatest possibility. His reason. His why. He would give whatever she needed to be whole and happy, because loving her was…

— Pam Godwin

“Athena's jealousy made a monster of fair Medusa. I often wonder what beauty my own demons have destroyed.”

— Nichole McElhaney

“The man she wanted existed only in the romantic novels she was reading. She had met him. But he would never meet her.”

— Mary Papas

“Athena came into focus. She stood at my feet, looking down at me with a pleased expression. "He's mine now," she practically purred. I…

— Kelly Keaton

“In this moment, I understand that relationships aren't just a blessing, they're a necessity. The Trials of the individual are never enough reason not…

— Kristine Gasbarre