Chasing Odysseus Quotes

“Hero,” he said softly, in a manner that was much like his father’s. “Vengeance and glory are the ways of the Greeks and the Trojans. We are of the Herdsmen.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus

“The sadness of death lies in the fact that it cannot be reversed. Cherish the world of the living whilst you have it, for you cannot visit there again.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus

“It is not easy to soothe the immortal gods from their vengeance.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus

“What could you possibly write at Gates of Hades?” Cadmus asked.

“Keep your spirits up.” Lycon sheathed the dagger he’d used to chisel the trunk.

Cadmus shook his head. “Idiot.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus

“He has been known to devour men.”

“He’s a cannibal?” Cadmus asked in horror.

“Well, not really,” Daemon replied. “He is a Cyclops. He does not eat his own kind — just men and only those who challenge him … he does not hunt them.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus

“You know, Mac,”Cadmus said still looking out the window. “We may have to work on the way we tell our story …apparently it’s not amusing enough.”

“I’ll try to include a joke between ‘he bled to death’and ‘the city burned’.”Machaon responded tersely.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus

“Hero,” said Machaon to his sister who was still muttering to her gods. “Please stop. Surely the gods would have heard you by now … let’s try not to annoy them.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus

“Are the legends true?” asked Cadmus. “Of course they are,” replied Pan. “We live in an age of legends.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus