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1 " What is a first line, but a door flung open by an unseen hand "
― Conn Iggulden , The Abbot's Tale
2 " What is a first line, but a door flung open by an unseen hand? "
3 " It was a revelation as important as any other in its way – that expert men love their subject. Show them interest, show them fascination, and they see themselves reflected – and then they will move the world for you. The "
4 " We see death in the loss of sweet daughters and wives and fathers and old friends "
5 " Vengeance is a fine thing, but forgiveness can be just as cruel. "
6 " He was my first sight of a king, and I thought they were a different breed of men, a thread of gold above the rest of us. How I wish that were true. "
7 " We knew giants then, before the wine soured. "
8 " If you had been there, you would have beshit yourself, believe me. "
9 " Age was no guide then, nor is it now. The old and the young defy their endings, while others go too soon. Neither is it good or evil in the veins that seems to protect them. This is a brief and bitter life, the mere proving crucible for what lies beyond. That is all that makes sense of it, or I would rage at the heavens themselves. "
