Conn Iggulden Quotes
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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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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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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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We see death in the loss of sweet daughters and wives and fathers and old friends
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My son's name is Temujin," he said. "He will be iron.
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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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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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It was the tragedy of women to be lusted after and stolen in the night.
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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 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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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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All information can be bought, my son, if you are willing to pay the price.
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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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Sometimes it's better to just let the wave overcome you and then pick up the shards when it passes
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The decision took a moment, but it lasted a lifetime
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Hawks and eagles don't fly together. They are of totally different kind.
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You have to consider the quality of the cargo and not the weight
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This book could not have been written without the people of Mongolia, who allowed me to live among them for a time and who taught me their history over salted tea and vodka while the winter eased into spring.
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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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Be careful in your life, Tolui. I want you fit and strong for when I come for you.
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You cannot deceive the mirror
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You can't hunt a man if he's searching for you
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Xuan smiled at the thought of men sleeping peacefully next to those they would try to kill in daylight. Only humanity could have conceived such a strange and artificial way to die. Wolves might tear the flesh of deer, but they never slept and dreamed near their quarry.
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A good general is ready for every option.