Quotes on Greece

Not much has been written about the Nereids of modern Greece. Wherever there is a warm, healing stream they believe that it flows from the breasts of the Nereids.

Author: James Bent

And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?

Author: Melina Mercouri

Student journeys which were important to me were Sicily, Greece, and Egypt, where I really saw these buildings, and that is where you're able to grasp what things mean.

Author: Ben Nicholson

If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish.

Author: Gwyneth Paltrow

I think the Swedish Academy wished to manifest its solidarity with the living spirit of Greece today.

Author: Giorgos Seferis