- What are you dreaming, Ulysses?
- I'm dreaming of my wife, the good, constant Penelope. And in my dreams, I see myself returning to her with all the treasures of Troy.
12 seconds sound clip from the Helen of Troy (1956) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:36:27.466 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- I fought wars since most of you were sucklings, but never one like this.
- Let's take our ships and sail back home.
- I have a plan that first required a Trojan victory. That much, at least, is accomplished.
- As you will, but let's be realistic.
- The greatest army on Earth has lost its war.
- What are you dreaming, Ulysses?
- But how?
- Has this anything to do with the work that Apagos and his men have been doing in the woodlands?
- They're building a monument to the triumph of Paris and Helen. A gift from the goddess Athena.
- A sacred horse, so big and so beautiful that Troy cannot help taking it to her heart.
- Remember, blow the retreat loud enough for Troy to hear.
- Let the ship sail, but make sure you keep a sufficient force here in the woodlands.
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