Literature

Achilles chose a short, violent, and glorious life just so people would speak his name three thousand years later—and here we are. We often tend to underestimate ancient people and their wisdom. Thinking we are modern and advanced humans, the best ones up until now. But ancient Greek philosophers and many other ancient scholars were experts for human mind and soul. In the terms of average modern man they were far more enlightened. Homer’s epics explore the weight of legacy and the absolute necessity of doing something 'great' before the current of time carries us away. These quotes are for the ones who are thinking about what they will leave behind long after the shield and spear are laid down.

Just Kids in a city of fire and dreams—Patti Smith survived New York in the 1970s using nothing but poetry, a guitar, and the raw company of Robert Mapplethorpe. She redefined the punk rock icon as a literary figure, a high priestess of the electric word. These quotes are a reminder that the most revolutionary thing you can do is simply to exist as your most authentic, uncompromised self.