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Mary Renault was a British writer renowned for her historical novels, often set in ancient Greece. Her works, characterized by detailed portrayals of ancient Greek society and profound character development, have won her a wide readership. Renault's unique writing style has left a lasting impact on the genre of historical fiction.

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“The finished shape of our fate, the line drawn round it. It is the task the gods allot us, and the share of glory they allow; the limits we must not pass; and our appointed end. Moira is all these.”

Destiny Fate Labyrinth Ancient Greece Prehistory Theseus Moira

Book:The King Must Die

Source: The King Must Die

“Often I wished for someone to share my mind with; but their hearts were in little things, they would have thought me a dreamer, and I had to plan alone.”

Relationships Friendship Loneliness Partnership Theseus

Book:The Bull from the Sea

Source: The Bull from the Sea

“Don’t we say all helpless folk—the orphan, the stranger, the suppliant, who have nothing to bargain with and can only pray—are sacred to Zeus the Savior? The King must answer for them; he is next the god. For the serfs, the landless hirelings, the captives of the spear; even the slaves.”

Greek Mythology King Zeus Theseus

Book:The Bull from the Sea

Source: The Bull from the Sea

“Men would be as gods, if they had foreknowledge.”

Power Gods Theseus

Book:The King Must Die

Source: The King Must Die

“We lived in the Bull Court; a city sealed in a palace, and a life sealed in with death. Yet it is a proud city, and a strong fierce life. A man once in it is of it till he dies. So I, who have gray beginning in my beard, still say "it is", as if the Bull Court stood and I might yet go back to it.”

Life Death City Ancient Greece Theseus

Book:The King Must Die

Source: The King Must Die

About the Author

Born: September 4, 1905
Died: December 13, 1983
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 99

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