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Famous Sophocles Quotes
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“But when a god sends harm, no man can sidestep it, no matter how strong he may be.”
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“I ask this one thing: let me go mad in my own way.”
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“Yes I know sorrow. Know it far too well. My life is a tunnel choked by the sweepings of dread.”
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“What an ugly, loveless life for a girl.”
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“Yes it will be a grace if I die. To exist is pain. Life is no desire of mine anymore.”
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“Electra, grieving for death, for her father, as a nightingale grieving always.”
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“And instead my beloved, luck sent you back to me colder than ashes, later than shadow.”
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“But death was a wind too strong for that.”
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“Not long now: the blazing dream of my head is crawling out.”
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“Now is no time to delay. This is the edge of action.”
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“Last night was a night of bad dreams and ambiguous visions.”
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“You are nothing at all. Just a crack where the light slipped through.”
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