16 Quotes from The Song of Achilles book by Madeline Miller

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