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Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3) QUOTES

Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3) QUOTES

1 " If word got out that anyone was moving soldiers, they could expect a tuman to turn up on the horizon. Genghis was not a man to ignore a naked challenge to his authority. The Mongol army moved and millions would die. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

2 " When I am gone, I do not want men to say Look at his piles of wealth, his cities, his palaces and fine clothes.” Genghis paused for a moment. “Instead I want them to say Make sure he is truly dead. He is a vicious old man and he conquered half the world. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

3 " Know the enemy and you will know how to kill him. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

4 " We are nothing but the oath we give. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

5 " We are not here to earn riches with a bow. The wolf does not think of fine things, only that his pack is strong and no other wolf dares to cross his path. That is enough. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

6 " A man should always care about pleasing his wife. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

7 " The point of war is to win, Kachiun. It does not matter how we do it, or how long it takes. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

8 " Be careful of raising me too high, brother. I have no special strength, unless it is in choosing good men to follow me. The great lie of cities is that we are all too weak to stand against those who oppress us. All I have done is see through that lie. I always fight, Kachiun. Kings and shahs depend on people remaining sheep, too afraid to rise up. All I ever did was realize I can be a wolf to them. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

9 " All men die,” Jelme went on, ignoring the outburst. “It could be tonight, next year, or in forty years, when you are toothless and weak. All you can do is choose how you stand when it comes. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

10 " The eyes showed the soul and they were always hardest to mask. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

11 " ...holding to rage is like holding a piece of glowing coal. It burns only him. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

12 " It does not matter what others think of how I lived my life. It does not matter if we go down in Temuge’s histories as tyrants or even cowards. All that matters is what we do now. We are our only judges, Kachiun. Remember that. Those who come after will have other trials, other battles to worry about. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

13 " All men die, Genghis. All. Think what it means for a moment. None of us are remembered for more than one or two generations." He raised a hand as Genghis opened his mouth to speak again. "Oh, I know we chant the names of great khans by the fireside and the Chin have libraries running back for thousands of years. What of it? Do you think it matters to the dead that their names are read aloud? They don’t care, Genghis. They are gone. The only thing that matters is what they did while they were alive. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

14 " All information can be bought, my son, if you are willing to pay the price. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

15 " He wanted his enemies proud and strong, so that he could cast them further down in his vengeance. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

16 " The suffering of my enemies will be a feast to the spirits. When I am old, I will remember the tears they have shed and it will ease my bones. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

17 " His generals were ready; his sons were. It remained to be seen whether the Arab nations were ready to meet them in war. In their arrogance, they had invited annihilation. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

18 " After tonight, we will be with the spirits and see the hills of home,” he called to them. “The khan will hear. He will sweep this land clean. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

19 " He did not fear such enemies, nor a dozen armies like them. He was khan of the sea of grass and they were just city men, soft and fat for all their bluster and sharp swords. He would cut them down. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)

20 " The eyes show the soul and they are the hardest to conceal. "

― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)