♡ The Song Of Achilles Sentence Starters ♡
Quotes from the book ‘The Song of Achilles’ by Madeline Miller! Feel free to adjust as needed
“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
“Name one hero who was happy.“
“They never let you be famous AND happy.”
“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“He smiled, and his face was like the sun.”
“There are no bargains between lion and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.”
“He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.”
“I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.”
“But what if he is your friend?”
“You ask a question that philosophers argue over”
“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone. Do you think?”
“I wish he had let you all die.”
“We are all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both.”
“When I am dead, I charge you to mingle our ashes and bury us together.”
“It is right to seek peace for the dead. You and I both know there is no peace for those who live after.”
“I am air and thought and can do nothing.”
“I would know him in death, at the end of the world.”
“She wants you to be a god"
“He is more worth to you, perhaps “
“Now I know how to make you follow me everywhere.”
“If you have to go, you know I will go with you.”
“There is no honour in betraying your friends.”
“The sound was pure and sweet as water, bright as lemons.”
“I yearn for the darkness and silence of the underworld, where I can rest.”