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The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2) QUOTES

The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2) QUOTES

1 " I would call it inhuman cruelty if that made sense, but it cannot because it was done by men and not monsters. "

― Adrian Goldsworthy , The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2)

2 " It would have been better if the horsemen had kept their distance, using their javelins, but it was too much to expect prudence and good sense when three officers were together. "

― Adrian Goldsworthy , The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2)

3 " Untrustworthy people tend to be selfish, which makes them simple to understand. "

― Adrian Goldsworthy , The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2)

4 " There was cunning in his eyes, the cleverness of a child who thought only of himself and how to get what he wanted. "

― Adrian Goldsworthy , The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2)

5 " Duco was gripping the top of the barricade tightly, staring at the departing leader. 'That was a curse.'
'From a man who eats people?' the Batavian with the broken nose said. 'Piss on him, what does he know. "

― Adrian Goldsworthy , The Encircling Sea (Vindolanda #2)