"We men are wretched things, and the gods, who have no cares themselves, have woven sorrow into the very pattern of our lives...Zeus the Thunderer has two jars standing on the floor of his palace, in w…"

"No man who fights with gods will live long or hear his children prattling about his knees when he returns from battle."

"Come, Friend, you too must die. Why moan about it so? Even Patroclus died, a far, far better man than you."

"When Achilles finally does defeat Hector, he ties the body to his chariot...then drags it back to the Greek camp. Once there, the Greeks flock around the dead Trojan hero and proceed to stab the corps…"

"The journey is its own reward."