Who said "I had rather be a swineherd than I would be Orestes."?

This quote is attributed to John the Savage.

I had rather be a swineherd than I would be Orestes. - John the Savage

"I had rather be a swineherd than I would be Orestes."

John the Savage Literature

Character in Brave New World

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"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger."

"I love you more than anything in the world."

"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry."

"Do you like your work?"

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."