Linda said "As we always say, 'There is nothing in the world...'"
"...as important as love," continued Jasmine.
The Secret History, margin note 6, Chapter 2
"Consummatum est."
– These words appear twice in the novel:
first, when Henry took a shard of glass out of Camilla's foot (Chapter 2),
MAJOR SPOILER!
and second, when Richard recalled Bunny's murder (Chapter 6).
Someone surfing on the internet has already mentioned that this line belongs to the sayings of Jesus on the Cross.
"Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do...
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too..."
John Lennon "Imagine"
The Secret History, margin note 4, Chapter 1
Julian Morrow and the Greek Letter Ψ
– I’m sure many readers noticed that Julian, despite his outspoken prejudice against psychology, described the seduction of Dionysiac Ritual in terms of psychoanalysis like, "And it's a temptation for any intelligent person, and especially for perfectionists such as the ancients and ourselves, to try