"Therein are love, and desire, and loving converse, that steals the wits even of the wise."

"Not to have been born is best, but if one has seen the light of day, the next best thing is to return as quickly as possible to where he came from."

"It is not good to eat much meat."

"Achilles…slit open [Tros'] liver, the liver spurted loose, gushing with dark blood, drenched his lap and the night swirled down his eyes as his life breath slipped away."

"The difficulty is to know when you have found your ideal."