484 quotes found
“My grandfather used to say the placement of a birthmark was the story of how a person lost the battle in their past.”
“In the heat of battle it ceases to be an idea or a flag for which we fight. Rather we fight for the man on our right or left. When the years fall away, all that remains are the memories of those pr...”
“Gwydion stood as a wolf at bay, his green eyes glittering, his teeth bared.”
“The battle belongs to the Lord, and we already know that He wins the war.”
“With a savage grin, he let out an inhuman roar of bloodlust and threw himself into an unholy orgy of blood, fangs, claws, and death.”
“When your enemy is tough make your actions rough, you will meet at the same point.”
“Never mind of what your enemy thinks of you, relax and think a head of him.”
“There are no winners in battle. Just survivors.”
“The noble heart will find no shortage of places to offer itself in martyrdom, but you cannot die on every battlefield.~ Duncan Sinclair, from The Outcast Highlander”
“Waiting for a battle was the hardest part. Unless you got a dagger in your gut during the battle. Then that was hardest. Or you got through just fine and saw your men dead around you. Then that was.”
“Fighting a losing battle is as good as tucking in stones in your pockets, jumping in a dam and hoping to float.”
“Humour is the best weapon to fight any battle. But there is a thin line between humour and humiliation and beware not to cross it.”
“May God fight the battles of life for you.”
“For the moment, everything had disappeared: the church, the battle, the screams and shouts and the rumble of limber wheels along the rutted road through Freehold. There wasn't anything but her and ...”
“That's the way all life's battles are won.. You don't look at the overall picture. You take one step, then another, and another... until you arrive at your destination.”
“The organization of supplies, the command of men, anything in any way constructive requires more than intellect; it requires energy and drive and an unrelenting will to serve the cause, regardless ...”
“Distorted history boasts of bellicose glory... and seduces the souls of boys to seek mystical bliss in bloodshed and in battles.”
“Then Royce's parry came a beat too late. The pale sword bit through the ringmail beneath his arm. The young Lord cried out in pain. Blood welled between the rings. It seemed red as fire where they ...”
“When a worrier acts bravery and face death in a battle, rest assured that he/she is knows that the case fought for has its values.”
“Onward, then! To glory and some such nonsense.”
