Even the nailed god cannot change that truth. And I was a warrior, and in a world at war the warrior must be cruel.
BERNARD CORNWELLBut when you have order, you don’t need Gods. When everything is well ordered and disciplined then nothing is unexpected.
More Bernard Cornwell Quotes
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Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.
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Love is a dangerous thing. It comes in disguise to change our life… Lust is the deceiver. Lust wrenches our lives until nothing matters except the one we think we love, and under that deceptive spell we kill for them, give all for them, and then, when we have what we have wanted.
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Because there could not be peace, not while two tribes shared one land. One tribe must win. Even the nailed god cannot change that truth. And I was a warrior, and in a world at war the warrior must be cruel.
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Latin! The language of God! Or perhaps He speaks Hebrew? I suppose that’s more likely and it will make things rather awkward in heaven, won’t it? Will we all have to learn Hebrew?
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We don’t build,’ I said to my son, ‘we just destroy.
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Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don’t take chances then you’ll never have a winning hand, and I’ve no regrets.
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Research is a lifelong occupation so it’s hard to factor it in, but I reckon most books take 5 months from start to finish.
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The existence of tricks does not imply the absence of magic.
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I sometimes wonder what would have happened if the first book had not sold… doesn’t bear thinking about, but I suppose we’d have made it work somehow.
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A man does not see where he treads in battle, for he is watching the enemy.
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Writing is a solitary occupation.
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Because there could not be peace, not while two tribes shared one land. One tribe must win.
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So far it’s 43 books in 25 years.
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Know that their voice can make your heart miss a beat and that their company is all your happiness can ever desire and that their absence will leave your soul alone, bereft and lost.
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Every day is ordinary, until it isn’t.
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