The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things. — Homer Copy Share Image
“The gods granted us misery, in jealousy over the thought that we two, always together, should enjoy our youth, and then come… — Homer Copy Share Image
“And what if one of the gods does wreck me out on the wine-dark sea? I have a heart that is inured… — Homer Copy Share Image
“Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. During the waning moon, I cradle Homer’s 'Odyssey' as if it were… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“Upon my word, just see how mortal men always put the blame on us gods! We are the source of evil, so… — Homer Copy Share Image
“Living with him was like standing beside the sea. Each day a different colour, a different foam-capped height, but always the same… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. Though I’ve never led an army, I am a wanderer. I cradle… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“Odysseus, son of Laertes, the great traveller, prince of wiles and tricks and a thousand ways. He showed me his scars, and… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Question me now about all other matters, but do not ask who I am, for fear you may increase in my heart… — Homer The Odyssey Book 19 115120 Copy Share Image
“They say Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. Though I have never led an army, I am a… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
