“She knew herself the heart of a king buried in a sepulchre (in the land of his love) while the body of the king is elsewhere. My heart lies buried in there like Coeur de Lion (or whoever it was) who had his heart buried at Havre (or wherever it was) and the rest of him buried somewhere else.” Heart Book:Hermione Source: Hermione
“Helen All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face, the lustre as of olives where she stands, and the white hands. All Greece reviles the wan face when she smiles, hating it deeper still when it grows wan and white, remembering past enchantments and past ills. Greece sees, unmoved, God’s daughter, born of love, the beauty of cool feet and slenderest knees, could love indeed the maid, only if she were laid, white ash amid funereal cypresses.” HelenIlliad Book:Collected Poems, 1912-1944 Source: Collected Poems, 1912-1944
“That odd infallible sliding-like-crystal air on water that means day's left dawn for morning.” PoetExperimental FictionImagiste Book:Hermione Source: Hermione
“if he cares, he will flay; if he loves, he will slay you” ApolloAncient GreeceOracleDelphi Book:Delphi Source: Delphi