It is from The Odyssey by Homer. The s<span>peaker was Agamemnon. The whole quote is -
</span>I tell you this – bear it in mind, you must –
when you reach your homeland steer your ship
into port in secret, never out in the open…
<span>the time for trusting women's gone forever!</span>
Elie opens the first chapter with a devastating recount of what happened to his friend and confidant, Moshe. Hungarians shipped out foreign Jews from Sighet, including Moshe, to the border of Poland. Once at the border, the Jews were handed over to the Germans to be killed and buried in mass graves.
hope it helps!
Myrtle is tom's mistress.
