Conn Iggulden Quotes
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A man must always have the final choice in life and in death. Anything else can be taken from him, but never that.
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When I think that I've mastered the game, it appears that every time I discover that I was playing blindly on some larger board.
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He holds blood in his right hand," she whispered. "He will walk with death all his life.
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To be close to your greatest desire could be an exquisite pain
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There was no justice in the world and evil men prospered. Kachiun struggled not to despair as he wrapped his deel around him, but there were times when he hated as ferociously as Temujin did. There should be justice. There should be revenge.
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Life is too valuable to be wasted and it lasts too short
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The wisdom of age is bitter when those you have failed have gone.
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You can't just wound the bear and run. He'll come after you.
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You have no idea what you have done.
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It was the tragedy of women to be lusted after and stolen in the night.
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If you are asking if my family will take what they want, of course they will. The strong rule, Chen Yi. Those who are not strong dream of it.
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A man must always have the possibility of a final choice between life and death. You can take him all the rest, but that never.
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I have been distracted from my duty as a father to some extent, but there is no greater exercise to a man’s talents than the upbringing of his son.
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Every man can break, after certain time period. It's only necessary to find the levers that move his soul
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The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them before him. To ride their horses and take away their possessions, to see the faces of those who were dear to them bedewed with tears, and to clasp their wives and daughters in his arms.
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All information can be bought, my son, if you are willing to pay the price.
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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.
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Just as the kids are afraid of the dark, so too are grown ups scared of power. It lures, but, also, consumes. It's a game that mustn't never be taken lightly.
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To be strong - that's the first thing the man must learn. If you don't have strength, others can take you everything you have or make
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Most cannot lead—the idea terrifies them. Yet for those like you and me, there is no greater joy than knowing there is no help coming. The decision is ours alone.
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History was more than just stories, he reminded himself as the men walked forward with their burdens. It taught lessons as well.
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If my brother was made to kneel... you will never walk again.
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Every man should be khan in his own home.
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He would never understand women, he thought. They were life’s great mystery.