"Such was the burial they gave to Hector, tamer of horses."

"Sing, Muse, of the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus..."

"I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown."

"Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured."

"There is nothing more dread and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the foul deed which she plotted when she contrived her husband's murder."

"The fates have given mankind a patient soul."

"Our American professors like their literature clear, cold, pure and very dead."

"We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us."

"Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care."

"Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain."

"We know that we can do what men can do, but we still don't know that men can do what women can do. That's absolutely crucial. We can't go on doing two jobs."

"In the vast reaches of the dry, cold night, thousands of stars were constantly appearing, and their sparkling icicles, loosened at once, began to slip gradually toward the horizon."