โก The Song Of Achilles Sentence Starters โก
Quotes from the book โThe Song of Achillesโ by Madeline Miller! Feel free to adjust as needed
โAnd perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.โ
โName one hero who was happy.โ
โThey never let you be famous AND happy.โ
โHe is half of my soul, as the poets say.โ
โWhen he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.โ
โWe were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.โ
โI am made of memories.โ
โHe smiled, and his face was like the sun.โ
โThere are no bargains between lion and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.โ
โHe is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.โ
โI will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.โ
โBut what if he is your friend?โ
โYou ask a question that philosophers argue overโ
โAnd perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone. Do you think?โ
โI wish he had let you all die.โ
โWill you come with me?โ
โWe are all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both.โ
โWhen I am dead, I charge you to mingle our ashes and bury us together.โ
โIt is right to seek peace for the dead. You and I both know there is no peace for those who live after.โ
โI am air and thought and can do nothing.โ
โI would know him in death, at the end of the world.โ
โShe wants you to be a god"
โHe is more worth to you, perhaps โ
โNow I know how to make you follow me everywhere.โ
โIf you have to go, you know I will go with you.โ
โThere is no honour in betraying your friends.โ
โThe sound was pure and sweet as water, bright as lemons.โ
โI yearn for the darkness and silence of the underworld, where I can rest.โ
