Ancient Greeks

Famous quotes containing the words ancient and/or greeks:

    ““Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, “art sure no craven,
    Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore—
    Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!”
    Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.””
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

    “Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream in unison.”
    —Angela Carter (1940–1992)