Conn Iggulden, Conqueror Quotes
It's all you can say, when the end comes: 'I did not waste my time.' I think that matters. I think it may be all that matters.
History was more than just stories, he reminded himself as the men walked forward with their burdens. It taught lessons as well.
The world cannot be full of lead dogs, or the pack would pull itself apart.
There is a price for all things, my son, for all men. I have merely to find his.
No worthy goal should come easily, he told himself. Suffering created value.
I am the rightful khan of the nation. I am the gur-khan. My word is iron and my word is law.
Sung Win smiled to himself, enjoying the tension across his shoulders and the way his pulse beat in his veins. All life involved risk.
You have a powerful army, Kublai, but the best force is one you do not have to use.
We are all fools with our sons. We wipe them and suckle them and all we expect is for them to be grateful to the end of their days.
My word is iron, " Kublai said to the guards, as Meng Guang was led away. "Your people will come to know this, in time.