“He smiled, and his face was like the sun.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
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WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
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“There is no honour in betraying your friends.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
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“… nothing could eclipse the stain of his dirty, mortal mediocrity.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
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“I feel like I could eat the world raw.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
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“I am air and thought and can do nothing.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
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“The sound was pure and sweet as water, bright as lemons.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
Source: The Song of Achilles
