Ancient Greeks

Famous quotes containing the words ancient and/or greeks:

    “Thou art not, Penshurst, built to envious show,
    Of touch or marble; nor canst boast a row
    Of polished pillars, or a roof of gold;
    Thou hast no lantern whereof tales are told,
    Or stair, or courts; but stand’st an ancient pile,”
    —Ben Jonson (1572–1637)

    “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)