‘It is not hard to become a legend. It is what follows when you have to live like one./em>’
– Ulric, to Tenaka Khan, The King Beyond the Gate
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‘“I underestimated you, woman.” The cry of men down the ages.‘
– Renya, to Tenaka Khan, The King Beyond the Gate
‘Anyone can be a leader, because everyone wants to be led.‘
– Pagan, to Scaler, The King Beyond The Gate
‘A man makes mistakes, but he lives by them. Foolish it may be, on occasion. But in the main it is the only way to live. We are what we say, only so long as our words are iron.‘
– Tenaka Khan, to Ingis, The King Beyond the Gate
‘Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.‘
– Decado, to Abaddon, The King Beyond The Gate
‘I was wined and dined, money and presents poured into my hands. I was on top of the mountain. But there was nothing there. Nothing. Just clouds. And I found that you can’t live on that mountain. But when it throws you off – oh, how you long for it! I would kill to climb it again. I would sell my soul. It is so stupid. With fame I thought I would be someone. But I wasn’t.‘
– Belzer, to Naza, The King Beyond The Gate
‘It is a strange thing about some men. In matters of business or war, they can be giants; wise to a fault. In matters of the heart, they are like children.‘
– Ananais, to Renya, The King Beyond The Gate
‘It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether weeds prosper in a vegetable patch.‘
– Abaddon, to Decado, The King Beyond the Gate
‘It is a strange thing about some men. In matters of business or war, they can be giants; wise to a fault. In matters of the heart, they are like children. Now women are a different matter; they see the child in a man for what it is.’
– Ananais, to Renya, The King Beyond the Gate