Hello. Here is a list of 16 quotes that I liked and saved while reading The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller. I hope you will like them too. By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.
The Song of Achilles Quotes
- There is no law that gods must be fair. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- Wealth and reputation were the things our people had always killed for. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- What is more heroic than to fight for the honor of the most beautiful woman in the world, against the mightiest city of the East? – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- Our men liked conquest; they did not trust a man who was conquered himself. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- If every soldier killed only those who’d personally offended him, we’d have no wars at all. Though maybe it’s not such a bad idea. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- Success in such a war as this comes only through men sewn to a single purpose, funneled to a single spear thrust rather than a thousand needle-pricks. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- There are many ways to start a war. I always think raiding makes a good beginning. It accomplishes almost the same thing as diplomacy, but with greater profit. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- Our world was one of blood, and the honor it won; only cowards did not fight. For a prince there was no choice. You warred and won, or warred and died. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- It was a strange war. No territory was gained, no prisoners were taken. It was for honor only, man against man. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- We obey our kings, but only within reason. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- My life is my reputation. It is all I have. I will not live much longer. Memory is all I can hope for. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- There are no bargains between lions and men. I will kill you and eat you raw. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- In grief, men must help each other, though they are enemies. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller
- Fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another. – Quote from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller