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“I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S."Go," she says...”
“For Achilles, the death of Patroclus pushed him into a fury, but it was not only grief that drove him. It was also a sense of shame and guilt because he had not been there to protect his friend. So...”
“Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and knowand yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better ...”
“Because you made me feel, Flick. Everyone is so predictable, but you? You showed up and rocked my world.”
“The Triumph Of AchillesIn the story of Patroclusno one survives, not even Achilleswho was nearly a god.Patroclus resembled him; they worethe same armor.Always in these friendshipsone serves the oth...”
“He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight.”
“- 'I've never had a thing for homicidal charmers before.'- 'But now you do?'- 'Apparently.' -I muttered, knowing he could feel my raicing heartbeat under his chest.- 'Well, if it helps, I've never ...”
“Besides," said Suriyawong. "This was not a rescue operation.""What was it, target practice? Chinese skeet?""An offer of transportation to an invited guest of the Hegemon," said Suriyawong. "And the...”
“Like Achilles, the hero who forgot his heel, or like Icarus who, flying close to the sun, forgot that his wings were made of wax, we should be wary when triumphant ideas seem unassailable, for then...”
“We cannot say who will survive the holocaust of memory.”
“Patroclus, he says, Patroclus. Patroclus. Over and over until it is sound only.”
“Achilles eyes lift. They are bloodshot and dead. I wish he had let you all die.”
“When I am dead, I charge you to mingle our ashes and bury us together.”
“Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free.”
“Achilles weeps. He cradles me, and will not eat, nor speak a word other than my name.”
“I recognized the handwriting, and my heart gave a skip; when I opened it I got a turn, for it began, 'To my beloved Hector,' and I thought, by God she's cheating on me, and has sent me the wrong le...”
“That is your friend?" "Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.”
“Peleus acknowledged this. "Yet other boys will be envious that you have chosen such a one. What will you tell them?" "I will tell them nothing." The answer came with no hesitation, clear and crisp....”
“It will make you powerful. But it will also make you weak. Your prowess in combat will be beyond any mortal's, but your weaknesses, your failings will increase as well."You mean I'll have a bad hee...”
“Who was he if not destined for fame?”
