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He is half of my soul, as the poets say.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Inspirational, Love
Madeline Miller
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When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
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As for the goddess’s answer, I did not care. I would have no need of her. I did not plan to live after he was gone.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Life
Madeline Miller
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He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.
From Circe
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
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Name one hero who was happy... You cant.
I cant.
I know. They never let you be famous AND happy. I'll tell you a secret.
Tell me. 
I'm going to be the first. Swear it. 
Why me? 
Because your the reason. Swear it.
I swear it.
I swear it.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Happiness
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
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. "He waits for you."

In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
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Have you no more memories?"
I am made of memories.
"Speak, then.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.
From Circe
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
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That is — your friend?"
"Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
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Circe, he says, it will be all right.

It is not the saying of an oracle or a prophet. ... He does not mean that it does not hurt. He does not mean that we are not frightened. Only that: we are here. This is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. This is what is means to be alive.
From Circe
Topic: Death
Madeline Miller
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My anger drained away. He was not my adversary. His road would be hard enough without the hurt we might do each other.
From Circe
Topic: Relationships
Madeline Miller
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He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch the life return.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Life, Love
Madeline Miller
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If you have to go, you know I will go with you." We slept.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death
Madeline Miller
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I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away from me, giddy with freedom. This, and this, and this, I said to him. I did not have to fear that I spoke too much. I did not have to worry that I was too slender, or too slow. This and this and this! I taught him how to skip stones, and he taught me how to carve wood. I could feel every nerve in my body, every brush of air against my skin.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
He is half of my soul, as the poets say.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Inspirational, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
As for the goddess’s answer, I did not care. I would have no need of her. I did not plan to live after he was gone.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Life
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.
From Circe
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
Name one hero who was happy... You cant.
I cant.
I know. They never let you be famous AND happy. I'll tell you a secret.
Tell me. 
I'm going to be the first. Swear it. 
Why me? 
Because your the reason. Swear it.
I swear it.
I swear it.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Happiness
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
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. "He waits for you."

In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
Have you no more memories?"
I am made of memories.
"Speak, then.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.
From Circe
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
That is — your friend?"
"Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
Circe, he says, it will be all right.

It is not the saying of an oracle or a prophet. ... He does not mean that it does not hurt. He does not mean that we are not frightened. Only that: we are here. This is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. This is what is means to be alive.
From Circe
Topic: Death
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
My anger drained away. He was not my adversary. His road would be hard enough without the hurt we might do each other.
From Circe
Topic: Relationships
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch the life return.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Life, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
If you have to go, you know I will go with you." We slept.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away from me, giddy with freedom. This, and this, and this, I said to him. I did not have to fear that I spoke too much. I did not have to worry that I was too slender, or too slow. This and this and this! I taught him how to skip stones, and he taught me how to carve wood. I could feel every nerve in my body, every brush of air against my skin.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
He is half of my soul, as the poets say.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Inspirational, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
As for the goddess’s answer, I did not care. I would have no need of her. I did not plan to live after he was gone.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Life
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.
From Circe
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
Name one hero who was happy... You cant.
I cant.
I know. They never let you be famous AND happy. I'll tell you a secret.
Tell me. 
I'm going to be the first. Swear it. 
Why me? 
Because your the reason. Swear it.
I swear it.
I swear it.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Happiness
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
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. "He waits for you."

In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
Have you no more memories?"
I am made of memories.
"Speak, then.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.
From Circe
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
That is — your friend?"
"Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
Circe, he says, it will be all right.

It is not the saying of an oracle or a prophet. ... He does not mean that it does not hurt. He does not mean that we are not frightened. Only that: we are here. This is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. This is what is means to be alive.
From Circe
Topic: Death
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
My anger drained away. He was not my adversary. His road would be hard enough without the hurt we might do each other.
From Circe
Topic: Relationships
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch the life return.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Life, Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
If you have to go, you know I will go with you." We slept.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Death
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away from me, giddy with freedom. This, and this, and this, I said to him. I did not have to fear that I spoke too much. I did not have to worry that I was too slender, or too slow. This and this and this! I taught him how to skip stones, and he taught me how to carve wood. I could feel every nerve in my body, every brush of air against my skin.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller
NOT YET RATED▼
I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.
From The Song of Achilles
Topic: Love
Madeline Miller