Seamus Heaney Quotes

“And a young prince must be prudent like that,
giving freely while his father lives
so that afterwards, in age when fighting starts
steadfast companions will stand by him
and hold the line.”
― Seamus Heaney, Beowulf

“Let whoever can win glory before death.”
― Seamus Heaney, Beowulf

“Fate goes ever as fate must.”
― Beowulf, Beowulf