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21 " Genghis snorted. “Men always die in war. Their kings expect it. I want them to know that if they resist me, they are putting their hand in the mouth of a wolf. They will lose everything and they can expect no mercy. "
― Conn Iggulden , Bones of the Hills (Conqueror, #3)
22 " This is a hard land and the people are used to death. If I am to rule them, they must know that to face me is to be destroyed. They must be afraid, Chakahai. It is the only way. "
23 " You have no idea what you have done. "
24 " We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.’ —George Orwell "
25 " I came to these lands because when a man threatens me and I look away, he has taken something important from me. If I fight and die, all he can take is my life. My courage, my dignity remain. Shall I do less for the nation I have made? Shall I allow them less honor than I claim for myself? "
26 " A wolf doesn't think about refined thing. He only cares that his pack is strong and that no other wolf dares to cross his way "
27 " For us, luck is a trifle over which, in human life, it passes just like that. We try and suffer because, thanks to that, we know that we are alive. "
28 " I thought a man could throw his best years against enemies and then die, feared and loved both. I still think that. But when I am gone, the cities will rebuild and they will not remember me. "
29 " But I came to these lands because, when a man threatens me and I look away, he has taken something important from me. If I fight and die, all he can take is my life. My courage, my dignity, remain. "
30 " There is a price for all things. "
31 " Your life is just a bird’s flight through a lit room. You pass from infinite darkness into endless night, with only a short time in between. "
32 " The words of his own teachers spiraled in his mind then as he collapsed in the snow. They had told him that holding on to anger was like grasping a hot coal. Only he would be burned by it. Yet as the men scattered and he felt strong arms lift him up, Yao Shu held the hot coal closely and felt only warmth. "
33 " Fight for every breath and every step. "
34 " The great lie of cities is that we are all too weak to stand against those who oppress us. Al 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. "
35 " There are wolves in these mountains,” he said. “Some of my men have hunted them for skins. They will find you here tonight and at first they will only watch. As the cold makes you weak, they will come closer and begin to nuzzle your legs and hands. They’ll scatter when you call out and move, but they won’t go far and they’ll come back with more courage. When they start to tear your flesh, when the smell of blood excites them, think of me then. "
36 " I am the khan of the sea of grass, the silver people. I have chosen my heir, as is my right. Let the sky father and earth mother destroy any man or woman who stands in the way. "