Death is the enemy. The first enemy and the last.
Death is certain, the time is not.
Corpses raise questions. Questions raise armies.
Conquerors always meet with resistance.
Congress does not require desire on the woman’s part, only patience.
But freedom means making your own choices.
Buried, burned? This is good meat. Feed it to the hounds.
Brothels make a much better investment than ships, I’ve found. Whores rarely sink.
Better to gamble on the man you know than the strangers you don’t?
At what point does it become treason to waste the king’s time?
Anyone can be killed.
An unhappy wife is a wine merchant’s best friend.
