
Odysseus to Hades, Book XI, line 145
The Odyssey : A Modern Sequel (1938)
Context: Monarch of earth, I shall confess my secret craft:
I've always fought to purify wild flame to light,
and kindle whatever light I found to burst in flame.
Source: Mrs. Dalloway
Odysseus to Hades, Book XI, line 145
The Odyssey : A Modern Sequel (1938)
Context: Monarch of earth, I shall confess my secret craft:
I've always fought to purify wild flame to light,
and kindle whatever light I found to burst in flame.
“We looked at each other until it felt like everything would burst into flames”
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Golden Violet - Clemenza’s Song
The Golden Violet (1827)
“One tiny flame could make so many other flames; one tiny flame could set afire a whole world.”
Source: The Tale of the Body Thief