And in the absence of facts, ...

And in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu of history.
 Stacy Schiff

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Motherhood is always an act of courage.
 Stacy Schiff
Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today. Cleopatra plays an oddly pivotal role in world history as well; in her lifetime, Alexandria is the center of the universe, Rome is still a backwater.
 Stacy Schiff