Tantalus Quotes
8 quotes by 5 authors
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The less said about the putter the better. Here is an instrument of torture, designed by Tantalus and forged in the devil's own smithy.
— Tony Lema
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Man has been thrown into the world. It had always made him think of Icarus and those other great tumblers, Ixion, Phaeton, Tantalus - all…
— Cees Nooteboom
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To disguise nothing, to conceal nothing, to write about those things that are closest to our pain, our happiness; to write about our sexual clumsiness,…
— John Cheever
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The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.
— Thomas Adams
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That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.
— Rick Riordan
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I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut.
— Rick Riordan
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Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
— Rick Riordan
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Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!†Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. “Any killing…
— Rick Riordan
Who Wrote These Tantalus Quotes
5 authors contributed a total of 8 Tantalus Quotes as follows: