Andy Olson

“the transcendent gladness of grapes and wine so beneficial to body, soul and psyche’s interior design.”
― Euripides, Bakkhai

“There’s a lot of wine involved and creeping off into corners with men. Meanwhile they call themselves a prayer group! Obviously it’s just sex. I’ve put most of them in jail.”
― Euripides, Bakkhai

“Bakkhai: Might be a good idea, if it’s not too much bother, to show more respect for your old grandfather. Not to mention the gods. Teiresias: You’re bold and loud and glib, Pentheus, you should have been a lawyer. But you totally lack common sense. This “new invented daimon” you laugh at — take my word for it — he’s not one to laugh at. He’s going to be big.”
― Euripides, Bakkhai

“Teiresias: Yes well, what is it they say, you’re as young as you feel? Kadmos: We must get to the mountain. Should we call a cab? Teiresias: That doesn’t sound very Dionysian. Kadmos: Good point. Let’s walk.”
― Euripides, Bakkhai