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Quotes About Hector

I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world!
~ Richard Briers
With him died a story That will not be retold: How, forsaking glory, Achilles grows old While Hector dusts his trophies Behind high walls- For in his unsung strophes Troy never falls
~ R.S. Gwynn
On horseback he seemed to require as many hands as a Hindu god, at least four for clutching the reins, and two more for patting the horse soothingly on the neck.
~ Hector Hugh Munro
It's nice there are a lot of big clubs that are interested in me, but if one of those is Barcelona, that's special.
~ Hector Bellerin
Hector is dead; there is no more to say.
~ William Shakespeare
When you cross over into the weird stuff, there's no going back. Hector has a theory on it. Calls it the law of 'Anomalous Phenomena Attraction.' He explained it to me once. Didn't really pay attention, but it boils down to 'weird shit pulls in more weird shit.
~ A. Lee Martinez
Do you, like Hector, think of your family above all and weaken your resolve by doing that?
~ Adam Nicolson
Hubert, the great friend of Perceval, has only the steward's steward to bid him farewell," Wido said, clapping young Josson's back with undisguised delight. "The depth of Perceval's true love for Hubert is finally revealed." Josson smiled uneasily. "My lord Hector is busy with
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
Hector was sent to his office to wait, while Rat-face was restored to such limited consciousness as his heredity and his fate permitted him to enjoy.
~ Robertson Davies
one elderly teacher, who had seen generations of neophytes pass through these early tests, was known to have sobbed a little, in professional ecstasy of joy, when describing Hector's lesson on the Lowest Common Denominator.
~ Robertson Davies
Hector. To think thus pleasures thee? Well, have it thus.
~ Euripides
Hector hastened to relieve his boy;Dismiss'd his burnish'd helm that shone afar,The pride of warriours, and the pomp of war.Dryd.3. From
~ Samuel Johnson
I like the 'Blackwell' adventure games, and I'm fond of some of Telltale's games, like 'Hector' and 'Puzzle Agent' - simple stories, but fun. I thought 'Heavy Rain' was amazing.
~ Jane Jensen
Nonetheless, a great number have flocked to the call." Hector frowned. "A warrior tends to lose his reluctance once he puts on his helmet.
~ Margaret George
There are too many organisations - and the BBC is a fabulous organisation - that seem to think it's OK to badger, hector and threaten people.
~ Noel Edmonds
You think you killed me, Hector,' Patroclus gasped. 'But it took the god Apollo to do that. Euphorbus was next. You, famous Hector, noble Hector, were just the third. All you did is finish me off. I die knowing that your fate will be settled by one greater than any … by my Achilles.
~ Stephen Fry
feeding on the furies of cassandra, she prophesys and hears the "falling glass and toppling masonry" of troy while hector pats her torn and tangled hair and murmurs: "There, there, mad sister.
~ Sylvia Plath
I struggled to think pure thoughts, as Hector sucked out my psyche with his eyes.
~ Tahir Shah
Yesterday it had been a single chocolate orb that shattered with the tap of a knife, revealing shards of crystallized whiteness. Chocolate-menthol geode, Hector had said, and watched them piercingly as they ate, the chocolate melting on their tongues while the menthol rose in vapors straight towards the tops of their skulls.
~ Michelle Wildgen
And overpowered by memory Both men gave way to grief. Priam wept freely For man - killing Hector, throbbing, crouching Before Achilles' feet as Achilles wept himself, Now for his father, now for Patroclus once again And their sobbing rose and fell throughout the house.
~ Homer
And so the Trojans buried Hector, breaker of horses.
~ Homer
Upon the earth appear'd, weeping, they bore Brave Hector out; and on the fun'ral pile Laying the glorious dead, applied the torch.
~ Homer
Then Hector, stooping, seiz'd a pond'rous stone 490 That lay before the gates; 'twas broad below, But sharp above; and scarce two lab'ring men, The strongest, from the ground could raise it up, And load upon a wain; as men are now; But he unaided lifted it with ease, 495 So light it seem'd, by grace of Saturn's son. As in one hand a shepherd bears with ease A full-siz'd fleece, and scarcely feels the weight;
~ Homer
Son of Tydeus, that thought is nonsense. Even if Hector called you a coward or weakling, the Trojans and the Dardánians wouldn't believe him, nor would the widows whose men you flung in the dirt.
~ Homer