"It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long."

"It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave."

"Sing, Muse, of the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus..."

"We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth."

"I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another."

"He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread fray."

"Masochism is a valuable job skill."

"Now hast thou but one bare hour to live, And then thou must be damned perpetually. Stand still, you ever-moving spheres of heaven, That time may cease, and midnight never come."

"I ask no favors for my sex.... All I ask of our brethren is that they will take their feet from off our necks."

"When one has nothing left to lose one becomes courageous. We are timid only when we have something left to cling to."

"The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives."

"Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and more unfortunate is the one who has gained them and then lost them (through his deeds)."