The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal. Because any moment might be our last.
11 seconds sound clip from the Troy movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:51:32.236 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- And Ares, god of war? Who blankets his bed with the skin of men he's killed?
- All the gods are to be feared and respected.
- I'll tell you a secret, something they don't teach you in your temple.
- The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal. Because any moment might be our last.
- Everything's more beautiful because we're doomed.
- You will never be lovelier than you are now.
- We will never be here again.
- I thought you were a dumb brute. I could have forgiven a dumb brute.
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