"My every impulse bends to what is right. Not iron, trust me, the heart with my breast. I am all compassion."

"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."

"Melantho, a female slave in Odysseus' household, is called a 'little dog' by Odysseus."

"And overpowered by memory both men gave way to grief. Priam wept freely for man - killing Hector, throbbing, crouching before Achilles' feet as Achilles wept himself, now for his father, now for Patro…"

"You, why are you so afraid of war and slaughter? Even if all the rest of us drop and die around you, grappling for the ships, you'd run no risk of death: you lack the heart to last it out in combat—co…"