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Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles Quotes: He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch the life return.
         

He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch the life return.


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He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch the life return.
         



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This page presents the quote "He looked different in sleep, beautiful but cold as moonlight. I found myself wishing he would wake so that I might watch the life return.". Author of this quote is Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles. This quote is about beautiful, different, love, patroclus, life, achilles, affection,.