33 quotes found
“What is courage without risk... It wouldn’t really be courage, would it?”
“Some things are worth the wait. A little suspense heightens the pleasure.”
“Even in prosperous times the living robbed the dead”
“Some trees are too deeply rooted to move … And if they are uprooted, they will die…”
“Survival was more than the preservation of life. It was tenacity in the face of ruin, an unbroken resolve in the midst of defeat, a glimmer of hope in the maelstrom, and peace despite the wreckage.”
“Blood was the mortar that cemented the kingdom”
“This world is all vanity. It is a tempest hurling us from one sorrow to another.”
“True beauty cannot fail to move the beholder”
“What good is a secret if it remains a secret ... Secrets are meant to be discovered...”
“Familiarity makes the lion more dangerous.”
“It is not always the motives behind an action that make it noble. Sometimes it is as simple as the action itself.”
“There is no honor in cruelty.”
“The sea is a lonely and hostile place, Captain,' Jansen said coldly. 'It is always best not to make enemies of those who might be your friends. You never know when your ships may cross”