Bernard Cornwell

“War is a brutal and savage business.”

“An army's success depends on its ammunition.”

“A man on a horse is spiritually as well as physically bigger than a man on foot.”

“The great thing about a book is that it lets you choose your own pace.”

“The hardest thing in the world is to be a good man.”

“A book is a magic carpet that can take you to another time and place.”

“History is the propaganda of the victors.”

“We are all the heroes of our own stories.”

“Destiny is all.”

“A battlefield is a scene of utter chaos and confusion.”

“What is a man's life worth?”

“The past is a country to which one cannot return.”

“Life, Uhtred, is a matter of luck. A man's life is a string of chances.”

“Courage is a matter of how you face your fears.”

“The best stories are the ones that are true.”

“Happiness is a bubble soap: it's found in any pavement stone.”

“I am a storyteller. That is what I do. I tell stories.”

“A man who does not know his own history is a man who is a child.”