‘A wise man once told me to plan as if you were going to live for ever, but to live as if this were your last day on earth. Let us do that, lady. Let us treat tonight as if it were the last.‘
– Parmenion, to Derae, Lion of Macedon
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‘You have a fine, mind, but do not complain of life’s unfairness. It is never fair – at best it is impartial.‘
– Parmenion, to Theoparlis, Lion of Macedon
‘I have discovered a wonderful truth in my long life: those who seek with a pure heart usually find what they are looking for.‘
– Pendarric, to Galead, Last Sword of Power
‘The losers are always evil, for it is the victors who sing the songs that become history.‘
– Gorgon, to Alexander, Dark Prince
‘When I look at the sky, or the sea, or a beautiful horse, I like to believe in gods. I like to feel there is some order, some meaning to existence.‘
– Parmenion, to Mothac, Lion of Macedon
‘A long time ago, when he was a child, a holy man had told him a story. It was about a man who came to the end of his days and, looking back, he saw his footprints in the sands of his life. And beside them was a second set, which he knew to be God’s. But when the man looked closely he saw that in the times of his greatest trouble there was only a single set. The man looked at God and asked, ‘Why is it that you left me when my need was greatest?’ And God replied, ‘I never left you, my son.’ And then the man asked, ‘Why then was there only one set of footprints?’ God smiled and replied, ‘Because those were the times when I carried you.’‘
– Jon Shannow, to himself, The Last Guardian
‘All lives end. A man can hide in a cave all his days, avoiding war, avoiding pestilence, and still he will one day die. Better the bright flame, the great joy.‘
– Revelation, to Cormac, Last Sword of Power
‘Know this, to fail is not so terrible. The real act of cowardice is never to try.‘
– Maedhlyn, to Cormac, Last Sword of Power
‘With each heartbeat a man has two choices. Yet each choice makes a pathway, and he must walk it wherever it takes him. You stand at a crossroads.‘
– Tamis, to Parmenion, Lion Of Macedon
‘Peace does not rest within a realm, or a city, or a town, or even a crofter’s hut. But then you know this.‘
– Pendarric, to Galead, Last Sword Of Power