James L. Nelson > Quotes

“Fin Gall - Gaelic term for Vikings of Norwegian descent. It means White Strangers.”
― James L. Nelson, Fin Gall

“He ran with a staggering gate the last few feet and managed to grab the quarterdeck”
― James L. Nelson, The Buccaneer Coast

“One may know your secret never a second. If three, a thousand will know.”
― James L. Nelson, Fin Gall

“When passing a door-post watch as you walk on, inspect as you enter. It is uncertain where enemies lurk or crouch in a dark corner.                               Hávamál”
― James L. Nelson, Fin Gall

“The morning sleeper Has much undone The quick will catch the prize.”
― James L. Nelson, Fin Gall

“sometimes it worked better to just do a thing and see what happened, rather than thinking it through to exhaustion.”
― James L. Nelson, Loch Garman

“It was the duty of any man to face his enemies without hesitation. This was a truth that Odd had been taught from the time he was old enough to learn. And he would never do anything less. But facing one’s wife was a different matter. That was something he was very hesitant to do. Nor was he afraid to admit as much, and he doubted that any man would be.”
― James L. Nelson, Kings and Pawns: A Novel of Viking Age England

“Men and their honor and fighting… Such things were fine for them. They had victory or they had death, and with the latter a hope of heaven. They did not think about the women left behind to be raped, the children to be sold into slavery. Men and their damned, damned honor.”
― James L. Nelson, Dubh-linn

“A man should drink in moderation be sensible or silent.                         Hávamál”
― James L. Nelson, Fin Gall

“This was the beauty and simplicity of action. Whatever had happened before seemed meaningless when held up against the comradeship that came with facing danger together.”
― James L. Nelson, Dubh-linn

“Be your friend’s true friend, to him and his friends, Thorgrim recalled the old saying. Beware of befriending an enemy’s friend.”
― James L. Nelson, Fin Gall

“The unwise man is awake all night, and ponders everything over; when morning comes he is weary in mind, and all is a burden as ever. Hávamál”
― James L. Nelson, Night Wolf

“It is better to live than lie dead. A dead man gathers no goods. Hávamál”
― James L. Nelson, Fin Gall