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1 " I prayed to Woden for forgiveness, but I think he felt no ill will for me. We are but men. He has done worse. "
― Alaric Longward , The Oath Breaker (Hraban Chronicles #1)
2 " Life would not be the same ever again. I would laugh again like a happy man would, seemingly with few worries in the world, yes, for memories fade, even of a deed like the one I had committed. However, the knowledge was there, sad and lingering, and I knew I had lost something. "
3 " Being famous without honor is a thing of no worth. "
― Alaric Longward , Raven's Wyrd (Hraban Chronicles #2)
4 " Keep to your precious honor. Rather die than sully it. There is only honor in a man's life and the rest is meaningless gibberish. "
5 " There are men who tell you revenge will never be worth it. They will tell you it will not bring back the dead, and only makes you as evil as your victim. I’d say these men, never in their life, had anything to revenge "
― Alaric Longward , The Snake Catcher (Hraban Chronicles, #4)
6 " They have feared the gods, as they should, for gods are a bunch of sodden bastards. For a man who does not fear them, does not fear the terrible consequences. If mortals fail, gods fall. "
7 " The sins of my ancestors are not mine,’ I said. ‘If there were any. And I am nothing like you. "
― Alaric Longward , Eye of Hel (Ten Tears Chronicles #2)
8 " a kiss from a favored dog. Loving and wet, but still a kiss from a dog. "
9 " Man makes his own wyrd, and let the gods keep feasting while men work to solve their problems. "
10 " As a soldier, I would hang him. As a politician, knowing him my enemy, I need him near me. "
― Alaric Longward , The Winter Sword (Hraban Chronicles #3)
11 " Hate changes so many things. "
12 " For a young lord to become the leader of such a nation as this one, he has to become its oldest Lord. "
13 " Children care nothing for the glory of centuries past when they laugh and run free over the hills. "
14 " And I had a makings of a plan. It had no form nor details, and it would be, when finished, a perilous, hopeless plan, for it depended on a woman. "
15 " gods and luck are fickle friends at best. "
16 " I love an optimist. I truly do. But not a liar. "
― Alaric Longward , The Bane of Gods (Hraban Chronicles, #5)
