Bernard Cornwell Quote
They’re mean bastards, those monks, I said. I was supposed to deliver a weekly cartload of firewood to Saint Rumwold’s, but that was a duty I ignored. The monks could cut their own timber. Who was Rumwold? I asked Willibald. I knew the answer, but wanted to drag Willibald through the thorns. He was a very pious child, lord, he said. A child? A baby, he said, sighing as he saw where the conversation was leading, a mere three days old when he died. A three-day-old baby is a saint? Willibald flapped his hands. Miracles happen, lord, he said, they really do. They say little Rumwold sang God’s praises whenever he suckled. I feel much the same when I get hold of a tit, I said, so does that make me a saint? Willibald shuddered, then sensibly changed the subject.
They’re mean bastards, those monks, I said. I was supposed to deliver a weekly cartload of firewood to Saint Rumwold’s, but that was a duty I ignored. The monks could cut their own timber. Who was Rumwold? I asked Willibald. I knew the answer, but wanted to drag Willibald through the thorns. He was a very pious child, lord, he said. A child? A baby, he said, sighing as he saw where the conversation was leading, a mere three days old when he died. A three-day-old baby is a saint? Willibald flapped his hands. Miracles happen, lord, he said, they really do. They say little Rumwold sang God’s praises whenever he suckled. I feel much the same when I get hold of a tit, I said, so does that make me a saint? Willibald shuddered, then sensibly changed the subject.
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About Bernard Cornwell
He has written historical novels primarily based on English history, in five series, and one series of contemporary thriller novels. A feature of his historical novels is an end note on how they match or differ from history, and what one might see at the modern sites of the events described. He wrote a nonfiction book on the battle of Waterloo, in addition to the fictional story of the famous battle in the Sharpe series. Three of the historical novel series have been adapted for television: the Sharpe television series by ITV, The Last Kingdom by the BBC/Netflix and The Winter King for MGM+. He lives in the US with his wife, alternating between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Charleston, South Carolina.