“I’m on his death list, too.” “Then why are you still alive?” asked Peter. “Because, contrary to widespread belief, Achilles is not… — Orson Scott Card 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
“I fear that he might be my Achilles’ heel. My Romeo to Juliet, my Jack to Rose, my Noah to Allie.” — Anke van Zweel 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
“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
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
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
I think they went with the idea that people know the story pretty much- knowing that he's going to take her when… — Diane Kruger Copy Share Image
Annabeth frowned. "That doesn't make sense. But why were you visiting --" Her eyes widened. "Hermes said you bear the curse of… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“There is no law that gods must be fair, Achilles,' Chiron said. 'And perhaps it is a greater grief, after all, to… — Madeline Miller 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
“You think Achilles was of impressive descent? Touch me one more time. Maybe it’s time we found out what the daughter of… — Elisabeth Hewer Copy Share Image
Too much negotiating and not enough work on the court - that's what happened to me during the lockout. Too much talking… — Patrick Ewing Copy Share Image
Like Achilles, the hero who forgot his heel, or like Icarus who, flying close to the sun, forgot that his wings were… — Dwight Longenecker 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
What we were trying to do was take the notion of Greek tragedy, of fated and doomed people, and instead of these… — David Simon Copy Share Image
“This, the only occasion in the Iliad when furious Achilles smiles serves as a bittersweet reminder of the difference real leadership could… — Caroline Alexander Copy Share Image
“I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she… — Madeline Miller 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
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
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
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
“Homer never wondered whether, after their many hand-to-hand struggles, Achilles or Ajax still had all their teeth.” — Milan Kundera 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
Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 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
“We reached for each other, and I thought of how many nights I had lain awake loving him in silence.” — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
A man's life breath cannot come back again-- no raiders in force, no trading brings it back, once it slips through a… — Homer Copy Share Image
I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to… — Lee Westwood Copy Share Image
“I could not burn your mortality from your body, so live before your days are gone and regret fills your heart.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond… — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
“The only difference between Zeus’s thunderbolt and Achilles’ heel is the perspective of the person telling the story.” — Joshua Moore Copy Share Image
“I think: this is what I will miss. I think: I will kill myself rather than miss it. I think: how long… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
Achilles' absolute, like every heroic absolute, finds its telos or fulfillment, not in dislocating the world as it is, but in self-destruction. — Cedric H Whitman Copy Share Image
I had really had tendonitis in both Achilles. You can run through it with one leg, but not two. — Kadeena Cox Copy Share Image
The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers. — Arthur Erickson 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
