“We men are wretched things”
― The Iliad
― The Iliad
“We who are gods forever have to endure the most horrible hurts, by each other’s hatred, as we try to give favor to mortals.”
― The Iliad of Homer
― The Iliad of Homer
“Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.”
― Without Merit
― Without Merit
“You can choose a love and a life that does not break you. You can claim a softer beauty and a kinder want. Even your animal hunger can soften its rough edges and say a full-throated yes to what is good and kind and holy. Know that insanity is not a prerequisite for passion and that there is another pathway to your art, one that does not demand your pain as payment for its own becoming. Love, it doesn’t have to hurt anymore.”
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“Trojans and Achaians, who like wolves sprang upon one another, with man against man in the onfall.”
― The Iliad of Homer
― The Iliad of Homer
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