Patroclus And Achilles Quotes

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Madeline Miller
“My fears forgotten in the golden harbour of his arms.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller
“As for the goddess' answer. I did not care. I would have no need of her. I did not plan to live after he was gone”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller
“His gaze, which had been following the circling fruit, flickered to mine. I did not have time to look away before he said, softly but distinctly, “Catch.” A fig leapt from the pattern in a graceful arc towards me. It fell into the cup of my palms, soft and slightly warm. I was aware of the boys cheering.

One by one, Achilles caught the remaining fruits, returned them to the table with a performer’s flourish. Except for the last, which he ate, the dark flesh parting to pink seeds under his teeth. The fruit was perfectly ripe, the juice brimming. Without thinking, I brought the one he had thrown me to my lips. Its burst of grainy sweetness filled my mouth; the skin was downy on my tongue. I had loved figs, once.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller
“Je ne le quitterai jamais. Je serai à lui pour toujours, autant qu'il voudra de moi.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller
“Excellent. One tent's enough, I hope? I've heard that you prefer to share. Rooms and bedrolls both, they say.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller
“Achilles weeps. He cradles me, and will not eat, nor speak a word other than my name. I see his face as if through water, as a fish sees the sun.”
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

David Malouf
“The world, for Achilles, reassembled itself around a new centre.”
David Malouf, Ransom