Patroclus And Achilles Quotes

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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

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