There’s a beast in every man and it stirs when you put a sword in his hand.
The contents of a man’s letters are more valuable than the contents of his purse.
That’s what I do. I drink and I know things.
No one can protect me. No one can protect anyone.
l will hurt you for this. A day will come when you think you’re safe and happy, and your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth. And you will know the debt is paid.
It doesn’t matter what we want, once we get it, then we want something else.
If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.
Every ambitious move is a gamble.
Even the most dangerous men can be outmaneuvered.
Belief is so often the death of reason.
Any fool with a bit of luck can find himself born into power. But earning it for yourself, that takes work.
You’re just a soldier, aren’t you? You take your orders and you carry on.
