If I were Achilles I would put my foot in a f**k off block of concrete! — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
For violence, like Achilles' lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Her mouth tightens. 'Have you no more memories?' I am made of memories. 'Speak, then.” — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
We read about how Ajax and Achilles will die for each other, but very little about the friendship of women. — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
The difference between being Achilles and almost being Achilles is the difference between living and dying. — Thomas C Foster Copy Share Image
Achilles was like a rock star of his day so it made sense to have Brad Pitt playing him. — Wolfgang Petersen Copy Share Image
Achilles was murdered with a poisoned arrow, and Jason died alone, killed by his own rotting ship. Such is the fate of… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
There is no law that gods must be fair, Achilles,” Chiron said. “And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Enjoy your little run because there’s no way you get off this boat without her trying to slice your Achilles in half.” — Elle Lothlorien Copy Share Image
“You've injured me, Farshooter, most deadly of the gods; And I'd punish you, if I had the power.” — Homer Copy Share Image
“The hero, the villain, or modern tragic character. A modern Achilles who inflicts his own arrow. "The Wings of the Seraph” — Jeffrey LeBlanc Copy Share Image
In making Achilles and Patroclus lovers, I wasn't trying to speak for all gay men, just as when I write straight characters,… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
Keep unscathed the good name; keep out of peril the honor without which even your battered old soldier who is hobbling into… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
“Achilles pauses, looks over his shoulder at the masses of men behind him, turns back, looks past Zeus toward Olympos and the… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
After so many years even the fire of passion dies, and with it what was believed the light of the truth. Who… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“The never-ending ache of love and sorrow. Perhaps in some other life I could have refused, could have torn my hair and… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
In earlier antiquity, no doubt, the multiple and not necessarily consistent aspects of the Greek character found little difficulty in embracing spiritually,… — Cedric H Whitman Copy Share Image
I once damaged my Achilles and it took a long time to get over it. My injury happened in November and I… — Colin Jackson Copy Share Image
And overpowered by memory Both men gave way to grief. Priam wept freely For man - killing Hector, throbbing, crouching Before Achilles'… — Homer Copy Share Image
Growth is the mantra of our society because the economy can't remain healthy without growth.Impregnable monopolies aside (and these are few), profits… — Robert Heilbroner Copy Share Image
Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the… — Homer Copy Share Image
“Besides," said Suriyawong. "This was not a rescue operation." "What was it, target practice? Chinese skeet?" "An offer of transportation to an… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I'm not known as a singer, but in life I like to do things that are a bit beyond my reach to… — George Hamilton Copy Share Image
But you, Achilles,/ There is not a man in the world more blest than you--/ There never has been, never will be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He stands apart with Patroclus, his beloved through all eternity, and Patroclus - who loves Achilles but not as much as he… — Elizabeth Cook Copy Share Image
Anybody who severs their own Achilles tendon, takes blood thinners to induce a hospital stay , or beats themselves with their fists… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
“Briseis is kneeling by my body. She has brought water and cloth, and washes the blood and dirt from my skin. Her… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Our dependence on foreign energy sources is our Achilles heel, not just in the realm of diplomacy, but in terms of our… — Judy Biggert Copy Share Image
“I could not make him a god,' she says. Her jagged voice, rich with grief. But you made him.” — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Homer never wondered whether, after their many hand-to-hand struggles, Achilles or Ajax still had all their teeth.” — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
To reveal imprudently the spot where we are most sensitive and vulnerable is to invite a blow. The demigod Achilles admitted no… — Sophie Swetchine Copy Share Image
Fear, O Achilles, the wrath of heaven; think on your own father and have compassion upon me, who am the more pitiable — Homer Copy Share Image
While the willingness of the ancient Greeks to sacrifice their lives for glory brings tears to my eyes, I cannot ultimately condone… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I moved into midfield because I ruptured my Achilles tendon and couldn't run anymore - it's not what I wanted to do,… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
Mr. Peabody is so exceptional in so many things, but he's got to have an Achilles' heel... he can't be perfect. — Rob Minkoff Copy Share Image
“In his tent, Achilles grieved with his whole being and the gods saw he was a man already dead, a victim of… — Louise Glück Copy Share Image
“Those seconds, half seconds, that the line of our gaze connected, were the only moment in my day that I felt anything… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
