Quotes About Artemisia

Vedranno chi è Artemisia» le vien detto. L'alterigia fanciullesca e un po' smargiassa della sua natura viene allora a confortarla, angelo nero e puerile, innocente e forte che torna pian piano a custodirla. Esso ignora l'umiltà, la dolcezza, il dubbio cauto e ombroso dello stato femminile; nulla trattiene il vento dalle sue ali.

Chorus of old men: If we give them the least hold over us, 'tis all up! their audacity will know no bounds! We shall see them building ships, and fighting sea-fights like Artemisia; nay if they want to mount and ride as cavalry, we had best cashier the knights, for indeed women excel in riding, and have a fine, firm seat for the gallop. Just think of all those squadrons of Amazons Micon has painted for us engaged in hand-to-hand combat with men.

If Eve went door to door with her apple, not a soul in the Artemisia wouldn't have grabbed it, planted a kiss on old Mama Fig Leaf, and had that shiny red temptation turned into the applejack of good and evil within an hour.