“I wanted someone to follow, I wanted him to be brave. But he wants to be brave for me; and no one… — Mary Renault Courage Copy Share Image
Alexander, of whom men tell many legends, lived by his own. Achilles must have Patroklos. He might love his Briseis; but Patroklos… — Mary Renault Achilles Copy Share Image
“That there are fashions in admiration and denigration is inevitable; they should not however be followed at the expense of truth.” — Mary Renault Fashion Copy Share Image
“As i was beginning to understand, this kind of love was foreign ground to him. I may add that he never did,… — Mary Renault Historical-novel Copy Share Image
One must live as if it would be forever, and as if one might die each moment. Always both at once. — Mary Renault Forever Copy Share Image
“Nothing will change, Alexias. No, that is false; there is change whenever there is life, and already we are not the two… — Mary Renault Change Copy Share Image
The perpetual stream of human nature is formed into ever-changing shallows, eddies, falls and pools by the land over which it passes.… — Mary Renault Accidents Copy Share Image
Half the world's troubles come from men not being trained to resent a fallacy as much as an insult. — Mary Renault Fallacy Copy Share Image
“Often I wished for someone to share my mind with; but their hearts were in little things, they would have thought me… — Mary Renault Friendship Copy Share Image
Power is the test. Some, once they have it, are content to buy the show of liking, and punish those who withhold… — Mary Renault Care Copy Share Image
All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is… — Mary Renault Easier Copy Share Image
“Presently, he looked at the people standing round and said, "You have leave to go." They bowed out. When the lads behind… — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
“(Alexander)'Sometimes I forget all this for months on end. Sometimes I think of it day and night. Sometimes I think, unless I… — Mary Renault Alexander Copy Share Image
“You cannot step twice into the same river, said Herakleitos. People in the past were not just like us; to pretend so… — Mary Renault Time Copy Share Image
Clouds of black birds rose up wailing and screaming, like the thoughts of my heart. — Mary Renault Bird Copy Share Image
True friends share everything, except the past before they met. — Mary Renault Friendship Copy Share Image
But courage without conduct is the virtue of a robber, or a tyrant. — Mary Renault Character Copy Share Image
“I could not tell what I should fill even this one day with; and there were years ahead. She” — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
“I came for the cause. Since I could not help, at least don't let me remember that I hindered it. I've learned… — Mary Renault Copy Share Image
“What is honour? In Athens it is one thing, in Sparta another; and among the Medes it is something else again. But… — Mary Renault Alexias Copy Share Image
The rightness of a thing isn't determined by the amount of courage it takes. — Mary Renault Courage Copy Share Image
What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence; the desire of the base to see no head higher… — Mary Renault Alive Copy Share Image
