Madeline Miller

"That is — your friend? "Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved."

- Madeline Miller

"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."

- Madeline Miller

"I shift an infinitesimal movement towards him. It is like the leap from a waterfall. I do not know, until then, what I am going to do."

- Madeline Miller

"I will not be like a bird bred in a cage, I thought, too dull to fly even when the door stands open. I stepped into those woods and my life began."

- Madeline Miller