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121 " You should always plan your battles form the enemy's point of view. "
― Bernard Cornwell , The Flame Bearer (The Saxon Stories, #10)
122 " There comes a moment in life when we see ourselves as others see us. I suppose that is part of growing up, and it is not always comfortable. Eanflæd, "
― Bernard Cornwell , The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
123 " The rules were simple: trust no one, be ever watchful and if trouble came hit first and hit hard. It had worked for him so far. "
― Bernard Cornwell , Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)
124 " Acho que o Santo Graal é um sonho que os homens têm, um sonho de que é possível tornar o mundo perfeito. Se ele existisse, todos nós teríamos sabido que o sonho não pode se transformar em realidade. "
― Bernard Cornwell , Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)
125 " You’re the son of a king,’ I told him, ‘and one day you might be a king yourself. Life and death will be your gifts, so learn how to give them, boy. "
― Bernard Cornwell , The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
126 " It was an unsettling thought, that somehow we were sliding back into the smoky dark and that never again would man make something so perfect as this small building. "
― Bernard Cornwell , The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
127 " Os guerreiros defendem o lar, defendem as crianças, defendem as mulheres, defendem a colheita e matam os inimigos que vêm roubar essas coisas. Sem guerreiros a terra seria um lugar devastado, desolado e repleto de lamentos. No entanto, a verdadeira recompensa de um guerreiro não é a prata e o ouro que ele pode ganhar nos braços, e sim a reputação, e é por isso que existem poetas. "
― Bernard Cornwell , Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
128 " The priests are like Offa,” I said. “They want us to be their dogs, well schooled, grateful and obedient, and why? So they can get rich. They tell you pride is a sin? You’re a man! It’s like telling you breathing is a sin, and once they’ve made you feel guilty for daring to breathe, they’ll give you absolution in return for a handful of silver. "
― Bernard Cornwell , The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
129 " E fiquei olhando para aquela costa, sabendo que o destino iria me trazer de volta, e toquei o punho de Bafo de Serpente, porque a espada também tinha um destino e eu sabia que ela voltaria a este local. Este era um local para minha espada cantar. "
130 " Silence. We like it when an audience is silent, when no one coughs, no one shuffles, no one cracks a nut, or uncorks an ale bottle with a sudden hiss. Silence means the play is working, and we have the audience in our power. To a player, that breathless silence is better than applause, and that morning in the great hall my audience was silent. "
― Bernard Cornwell , Fools and Mortals
131 " Pride, I suppose, is the most treacherous of virtues. The Christians call it a sin, but no poet sings of men who have no pride. Christians say the meek will inherit the earth, but the meek inspire no songs. "
132 " She is a woman, and what women want, they get, and if the world and all it holds must be broken in the getting, then so be it. "
― Bernard Cornwell , Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
133 " There’s war between the gods, Uhtred, war between the Christian god and our gods, and when there is war in Asgard the gods make us fight for them on earth. "
134 " I believe the Gods hate to be bored, so I do my best to amuse them. That way they smile on me. Your God,’ Merlin said sourly, ‘despises amusement, demanding grovelling worship instead. He must be a very sorry creature. "
― Bernard Cornwell , The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
135 " Obadiah Hakeswill had never been concerned by such enmity. Power did not lie in being liked, but in being feared. "
136 " Enemies come soon enough in a mans life,' he told me, 'you don't need to seek them out "
137 " Toquei Bafo de Serpente de novo e me pareceu que ela teve um tremor. Algumas vezes eu achava que a espada cantava. Era um canto fino, apenas entreouvido, um som penetrante, a canção da espada que desejava sangue; a canção da espada. "
138 " I was still screaming at the enemy, promising them death. I was Thor, I was Odin, I was the lord of battle. "
139 " Truth is ever feeble against passionate falsehood. "
― Bernard Cornwell , War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)
140 " I remember Ragnar laughing one day. "It is so kind of the Christians! They put their wealth in one building and mark it with a great cross! It makes life so easy. "