Paula W’s Reviews > The Iliad: The Stephen Mitchell Translation > Status Update

“And Odysseus stood up before the army and said, “You are great as a fighter, Achilles, but please don’t tell our troops to advance toward the city and fight the Trojans without having something to eat first, since the battle is going to last a long time once the two armies have clashed and the god breathes fury into both sides.”
ODYSSEUS SAYS FEED ME PLEASE I HAVE BEEN HERE 10 YEARSSSSS

It’s a bunch of children playing rough and dirty in a sandbox while helicopter parents swoop in to save them every 20 minutes.

Darn fat fingers making me feel like I’m finishing faster than I am.