“ Only a fool takes pride in pretending that a skill he doesn’t possess is worthless. Bernard Cornwell
“ Most men want to follow, and what they demand of their leader is prosperity. We are the ring givers, the gold givers. Bernard Cornwell
“ It never occurred to me that they might not accept it, yet looking back I am astonished that the battle of Cynuit was fought according to the idea of a twenty-year-old who had never stood in a slaught… Bernard Cornwell
“ I would hear him screaming, I would watch him bleed, I would tear his flesh piece by piece before I would worry about Æthelflaed. This was family. This was revenge. Bernard Cornwell
“ I knew it was stupid, knew I would probably die if I went again, but we were warriors and warriors will not be beaten. It is reputation. It is pride. It is the madness of battle. I began beating Serpe… Bernard Cornwell
“ I had the arrogant confidence of a man born to battle. I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred, son of another Uhtred, and we had not held Bebbanburg and its lands by whimpering at altars. We are warriors. Bernard Cornwell
“ E fiquei olhando para aquela costa, sabendo que o destino iria me trazer de volta, e toquei o punho de Bafo de Serpente, porque a espada também tinha um destino e eu sabia que ela voltaria a este loca… Bernard Cornwell
“ And then the horn sounded. The horn gave a clear, cold note like none I had ever heard before. There was a purity to that horn, a chill hard purity like nothing else on all the earth. It sounded once,… Bernard Cornwell
“ Amavo moltissimo la mia Ceinwyn. Anche ora, dopo anni, sorrido quando la penso; a volte, di notte, mi sveglio con le lacrime agli occhi e so di averle versate per lei. Il nostro amore era nato in una… Bernard Cornwell
“ A Mai Dun - riprese Merlino - ci sono andato molto vicino. Davvero molto vicino. Ma sono stato troppo debole, Derfel. Voglio troppo bene ad Artù. Perché? Non è spiritoso, nella conversazione può esser… Bernard Cornwell
“ I decided to start a war, father", I said, cheerfully, "it's so much more interesting than peace. Bernard Cornwell
“ Could feel the torn, knurled rim that had held the small lens of the eyepiece. The Bernard Cornwell
