In any broth, the scum [politicians] always rises to the top.

Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are.

Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.

The world would be a sadder place without stories.

Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.

She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they would always share a destiny.

We make choices every day, some of them good, some of them bad. And if we are strong enough, we live with the consequences.

Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.

If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.

I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf

Hate is the father of all evil.

I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the...

Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Perhaps you will die before the year is...

What is your name?”Why?”So I can mark your grave…

The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.

There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.

I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.

… Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods

There is a darkness in you. In all of us, probably. Beasts we keep chained. Ordinary men have to keep the chains strong, for if we let the beast loose then society will turn upon...

It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,’ she said.It seems to be true,’ he admitted. ‘I wonder why.’Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been...

Now the screams were awful to hear as men burned like candles all along the deck. Black smoke billowed over the sea. Argurios could not believe what he was watching. At least fifty helpless men...

Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. A child afraid of the dark who one day blows out the candle; a women terrified of the pain of childbirth who says,...

A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.

Yours is a race whose imagination is limited to its own small appetites. Greed, lust, envy – these are the motivating forces of humankind. What redeems you is that in every man and woman there...

No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for?

You are a Chosen Man. You are Parmenion, the Death of Nations. A hundred thousand souls will yousend to the dark river, screaming and wailing, lamenting their fate. It is right and just that youshould...

One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We...

Risks? I have lived with the prospect of assassination for years. What risks? All men die, rich and poor alike. But if I am to die, then let it be while I fight, not like...

Odysseus draped the towel over his shoulders and stretched his back. “You remember practicing with wooden swords? All the moves, the blocks, the counters, getting your footwork right, learning how to be in balance always?””Of...

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

How simple love would be, Younger Brother, if we only had to bestow it on those who deserved it. Yet what would it be worth? If you gave a poor man a silver coin then...

There’s no shame in fear. But understand this – the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

Men don’t change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.

We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for...

Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred – disguised and unrecognized – can pass.

Fear cannot be trusted…It exaggerates everything. It is both treacherous and dishonest.

A great man once told me there can be no courage without fear

An enemy is like a man’s most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.

Like light and shadow, love and hate were inseparable. One could not exist without the other.

It seems to me, that you people spend a great deal of time talking about honour, but strip away the high sounding words and you are no different from any other race. Family? Has Priam...

Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.

Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.

Do not complain of life’s unfairness. It is never fair – at best it is impartial.

War.Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror.

We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And if we are strong enough – we live with the consequences. To be truthful I am not entirely sure what people mean...

How many hopes and dreams are trapped within these bones? How many wonders lie never to be discovered? This is what war is. Desolation, despair and loss. There are no victors.

Danger lies in the extreme. A man who is always cruel is evil, a man who is always compassionate will be taken advantage of. It is more a question of balance, or harmony, if you...