Conn Iggulden Quotes
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A little guilt has made more than a few men live better than they would have done—trying to even the scales before they cross the river.
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We will not stop until the sea bounds us in every direction. I am Genghis who say this and my word is iron.
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I have not given thought to what comes after the battles. Perhaps I will rule. Is that not the right of a conqueror?
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This is my empire, Uriang-Khadai. I will not be made to leave. Ready the tumans for battle, Orlok. I will face my enemies and I will destroy them.
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The eagles ruled the air as the tribes ruled the land.
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Get up,” she said. “Get up, my lord. If you do not have long, there is still much to do. You must not waste another day, another morning! Take hold of your life with both hands and crush it to you, my lord. You will not have another in this world.
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My son's name is Temujin," he said. "He will be iron.
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Every man, who has fought in a battle, is now ash, every sword has been eaten by rust, but the lessons still must be learned
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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.
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Sometimes it's better to just let the wave overcome you and then pick up the shards when it passes
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Cities make you afraid.
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I am the land, the bones of the hills," he said fiercely, "I am the winter. When I am dead, I will come for you all in the coldest nights.
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You have to consider the quality of the cargo and not the weight
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The decision took a moment, but it lasted a lifetime
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You cannot deceive the mirror
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Be careful in your life, Tolui. I want you fit and strong for when I come for you.
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We see death in the loss of sweet daughters and wives and fathers and old friends
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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.
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You do not placate a tiger by feeding it your own flesh.
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Hawks and eagles don't fly together. They are of totally different kind.
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No man could be a khan to his mother.
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Winter is our time. They shut up their cities for the cold months. They put their horses in stables and sit around great fires in enormous houses of stone. If you want a bearskin, do you attack in summer when it is strong and fast, or cut its throat as it sleeps?
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The eyes show the soul and they are the hardest to conceal.
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Conquering enemy cities was far less complicated than the women in his life, or the children they bore for him.