“That is — your friend?" "Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.” — Madeline Miller 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
“Homer never wondered whether, after their many hand-to-hand struggles, Achilles or Ajax still had all their teeth.” — Milan Kundera 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
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’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
“With him died a story That will not be retold: How, forsaking glory, Achilles grows old While Hector dusts his trophies Behind… — R.S. Gwynn Copy Share Image
As long as you win Monaco, that's the one. In my ten years of Formula One, I've only won here once. This… — Lewis Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I listened and did not speak. Achilles’ eyes were bright in the firelight, his face drawn sharply by the flickering shadows. I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...but don't tell me I'm not sensitive to beauty. That's my Achilles' heel, and don't you forget it. To me, everything is… — J. D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“My friend Patroclus, whom I loved, is dead. I loved him more than any other comrade. I loved him like my head,… — Homer Copy Share Image
First of all, most traders don't have a winning strategy. Second, even among those traders who do, many don't follow their strategy.… — Gil Blake Copy Share Image
The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that… — Dana Carvey Copy Share Image
“Lions don't come to terms with men, the wolf don't see eye to eye with the lamb - they are enemies to… — Homer Copy Share Image
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know-and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
I would suppose I learned how to write when I was very young indeed. When I read a child's book about the… — James A. Michener 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
I think time is a constraint to destroy and then reinvent. If you give me a constraint, I'll accept it. But I… — Patricia Urquiola Copy Share Image
When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that would hold him to his… — Rick Riordan 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
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
When we consider the weak and nerveless periods of some literary men, who perchance in feet and inches come up to the… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“I don't understand what the big deal with Achilles is. Diomedes is the one running around murdering everybody.” — Davin on the Iliad 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
“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
The difference between being Achilles and almost being Achilles is the difference between living and dying. — Thomas C Foster 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
“He must lay siege against Briseis' walls and conquer her. Love would be his sword and he would break all her chains.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
“Say not a word in death's favor; I would rather be a paid servant in a poor man's house and be above… — Homer Copy Share Image
I guess the solo from 'Achilles Last Stand' is in the same tradition as the solo from 'Stairway to Heaven'...it is on… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
“He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
A great industrial nation may conquer the world in the span of a single life, but its Achilles' heel is time. Its… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. — Homer Copy Share Image
![“My friend Patroclus, whom I loved, is dead. I loved him more than any other comrade. I loved him like my head, my life, myself. I lost him, killed him. [. . .] . . .my Patroclus, son of Menoetius.” quote by Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/homer-357_achilles_my-friend-patroclus-whom-i-loved-is-dead_557116.png)
