# Quote — M. K. Hobson, The Hidden Goddess

> “Credomancy may seek to exploit the human desire for a tidy narrative where an unblemished romantic hero vanquishes all obstacles, but such ideals have very little to do with reality. Reality requires pragmatism and compromise. Men fail. Women fail. There are no heroes, only human beings who somehow find the strength to behave heroically, no matter how many times they have been unable to do so in the past. If you understand that, Miss Edwards—if you truly and deeply understand that, then you will understand the most powerful thing anyone with a heart can understand.”
>
> “And what’s that?” Emily said softly.
>
> “That love is not enough. But it’s a start.”

- Author: [M. K. Hobson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/m-k-hobson.md)
- Book: [The Hidden Goddess](https://www.leafyquotes.com/m-k-hobson/the-hidden-goddess.md)
- Page: 291
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/m-k-hobson/the-hidden-goddess/credomancy-may-seek

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> Emily already knew there was going to be hell to pay, and she supposed there was no use allowing it to accrue interest.

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> Emily pounded on the door, assuming it would do no good, but finding the act of pounding very satisfying indeed.

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> “It is a great weakness of credomancers, Miss Edwards. They often believe their own press.”
>
> ”You’re a credomancer, too,” Emily said.
>
> “I’m also a woman. Failure, struggle, and doubt are my constant companions. They are not always pleasant, but they inoculate me against overconfidence. As such, I would not trade them for all the arrogant bravado in the world.”

p. 282 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/m-k-hobson/the-hidden-goddess/it-is-a-great.md)