Tantalus Quotes

8 quotes by 5 authors

• 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
• 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
• 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
• The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty. — Thomas Adams
• That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood. — Rick Riordan
• I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut. — Rick Riordan
• Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames. — Rick Riordan
• 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:

• 4 Tantalus Quotes by Rick Riordan
• 1 Tantalus Quote by Tony Lema
• 1 Tantalus Quote by Cees Nooteboom
• 1 Tantalus Quote by John Cheever
• 1 Tantalus Quote by Thomas Adams