Quote by Madeline Miller

I feel like I could eat the world raw.

— Madeline Miller

“This was a man who moved like the gods were watching: every gesture he made was upright and correct. There was no one else…

— Madeline Miller

“Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free.”

— Madeline Miller

“Patroclus, he says, Patroclus. Patroclus. Over and over until it is sound only.”

— Madeline Miller

“True is what men believe, and they believe this of you.”

— Madeline Miller

“Strange that such a small kindness felt like grace.”

— Madeline Miller

“Briseis is kneeling by my body. She has brought water and cloth, and washes the blood and dirt from my skin. Her hands are…

— Madeline Miller

Odysseus inclines his head. "True. But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired…

— Madeline Miller

“I would like to say that all the while I waited to break out, but the truth is, I'm afraid I might have floated…

— Madeline Miller

“I gaped at the cold shock of his beauty, deep-green eyes, features fine as a girl's. It struck from me a sudden, springing dislike.…

— Madeline Miller

I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away…

— Madeline Miller

“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.”

— Madeline Miller