“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
“You've injured me, Farshooter, most deadly of the gods; And I'd punish you, if I had the power.” — Homer 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
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
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
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 exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory . — François-René de Chateaubriand Copy Share Image
The thing with the Achilles is it stays with you forever. So now, I'm invested in every person I come across who… — Breanna Stewart Copy Share Image
The Wrath of Achilles had probably been an epic subject for generations when Homer found it, and the germ of its meaning,… — Cedric H Whitman Copy Share Image
There comes a point where certain things are becoming my Achilles heel; you know when you start repeating yourself and saying the… — Karen Elson Copy Share Image
As the Cameroonian philosopher Achille Mbembe has presciently pointed out, neoliberal corporate globalism threatens to exploit that advantage like never before, and… — Andre Naffis-Sahely 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
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
“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
“Later Achilles would play the lyre, as Chiron and I listened. My mother's lyre. He had brought it with him. 'I wish… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
You know, you can't see or touch and isn't embodied. But they were all fallible, the Gods. And they would kind of… — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
“warrior hero such as Ajax, Hector or Achilles must be willing to fight in hand-to-hand combat day after day. He must be… — C. D. C. Reeve Copy Share Image
“Look north. Achilles on the rampart by the ditch: He lifts his face to 90; draws his breath; And from the bottom… — Christopher Logue Copy Share Image
“Who is Achilles without his tendon? Who is Samson without Delilah? Who is Oedipus without his clubfoot? Mute by design, I have… — Garth Stein Copy Share Image
“But you see, Crumb, it is hard to give up what you have worked at since you were a boy. There were… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“I saw then how I had changed. I did not mind anymore that I lost when we raced and I lost when… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
All the Greek mythic heroes had gone east, but they were myths. Achilles was a myth. Perseus, Theseus, Hercules... they probably existed… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
The second [argument about motion] is the so-called Achilles, and it amounts to this, that in a race the quickest runner can… — Zeno of Elea Copy Share Image
“I recognized the handwriting, and my heart gave a skip; when I opened it I got a turn, for it began, 'To… — George MacDonald Fraser Copy Share Image
“When Achilles is most useful and loyal to you, that is when he has most certainly betrayed you”?” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“One morning, I woke to find Chiron gone. This was not unusual. He often rose before we did, to milk the goats… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Achilles acted as if he had already won, and because the other kids followed him, he had.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
One of my biggest Achilles’ heels has been my ego. And if I, Kanye West, the very person, can remove my ego,… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
Love, why have you sought the horde of spearsmen, why the tent Achilles pitched beside the river-ford? — Hilda Doolittle Copy Share Image
It's all about how bad you want to come back. (The Achilles' is) not tight anymore. I'm like a wild dog about… — Takeo Spikes Copy Share Image
The Domain Name Server (DNS) is the Achilles heel of the Web. The important thing is that it's managed responsibly. — Tim Berners-Lee Copy Share Image
“This is what Achilles will feel like when he is old. And then I remembered: he will never be old.” — Madeline Miller 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
“But you were the one who really taught him healing," Achilles said. "I was." "You do not mind that the snake gets… — Madeline Miller 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
“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
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
![“The second [argument about motion] is the so-called Achilles, and it amounts to this, that in a race the quickest runner can never overtake the slowest, since the pursuer must first reach the point whence the pursued started, so that the slower must always hold a lead. Statement of the Achilles…” quote by Zeno of Elea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/zeno-of-elea-51778_achilles_the-second-argument-about-motion-is-the_1792000.jpg)
