A.H. Septimius > Quotes

“She was beholden to no man, held her tongue for none, she would stand before the gods themselves and inform them of what they could do with their immortal souls.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Everything has changed, and nothing has altered. Oh, what a fate.”
― A.H. Septimius

“Remember when we were children and life was simple; how I yearn to return to those days.”
― A.H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“I love you for unfathomable reasons”
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“The ambition of men compels them to break even the most heartfelt vows.”
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“We are just peasants with money.”
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“The world needed gentle men to rule if the people were to live in peace, not the warmongers and conniving men she so often witnessed wearing the crimson of the Imperial Council.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“History will remember him as a savage, but that's because we write the histories.”
― A.H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Crowns are hourly tumbling.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Above all, he loathed men who beat women; for, real men didn’t exercise their strength on frail creatures, they joined the army and put Shazaria’s enemies in their graves.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“It is not enough to say, simply, the motherland called and we fought; woe to the dead, and to the living goes their glory.”
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“They will not be swayed, they have power in their sights and are blinded by its alluring glister.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“What is rank if not protection from the consequences which fall upon common men?”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Careful, lest sentiment governs your ideals.”
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“It is far too late for bloodless hands.”
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“Beware the wounded lioness, for she is a natural hunter.”
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“Thirty years of marriage to Erasto had taught her much, namely that men were reckless by nature, full of bluster, most incompetent, the rest fortunate to have a wife to keep them from allowing their innate ineptitude to engulf all around them.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Do not try to be your father boy, it is a hopeless pursuit, particularly when you, like I, have a father of such colossal proportions.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“If they succeed, you will not be packed off to some idyllic farm, where you can write bad poetry, we will both be executed.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Seconds feel like centuries when I am not in your presence.”
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“Came they, in their droves, one after the other, hundred after hundred, thousand after thousand, engulfing all before them, each line a merciless wave from a boundless sea of bold men.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“As the map of the Great Plain was being redrawn by a young Shazarian councillor, the ageing Shylonian king interrupted mid-speech to ask him his name. With a piercing glare and a haughty flick of his cloak, he retorted ‘Lord Ratilla, Shazarian Imperial Secretary, and who might you be?’ Behind the gasps of horror, the message was clear. It was Shazaria who now bestrode the Amaran world, henceforth the office of Shazarian minister now held greater prestige than even that of foreign monarchs. What became even clearer were the depths of Shazarian treachery. The impudent youth who stood before the kings of Amara stripping them of ancient provinces, was the same adolescent reputed to have delivered an eloquent speech which swayed the Shazarian councillors in favour of war.
Had this been their intention all along?”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Every man can be ensnared by beauty.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Those who looked with revulsion at the oppressive might of her arms, were obliged to marvel at the egalitarian nature of her social programmes.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“The cold surface somehow enabled him to remain calm; he kept his eyes upon the summit, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements. The pace of his breathing remained steady, as did his pulse; it was in such moments men came of age; ‘the night is ours, the night is ours’, Jelani whispered.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Yet Theo had become engrossed in his own tale, transporting himself back to the night of which he spoke. In the distance, he could again see the faces he had encountered on that fateful night, the twisted bodies and pained expressions of the men who no longer walked the realms of men, but those of the underworld gods.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“Things I fear will forever change and we old souls can do little but be swayed by the winds.”
― A.H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“He returned her gaze, yearning for sentimental solace; love which emanated from a familiar source, mattered little how bedevilling. They shared an intimate moment, a silent tête-à-tête, which seemed to confront doubts each harboured.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“The dressmakers have just arrived from Shylon; they are coming here to display their goods.’
‘Really, that’s lovely.’
‘I was wondering if I could have some money, please.’
‘What’s the point in having your own money if you’re just going to spend mine?’
‘Yeah, but the amount of dresses I’m planning to buy, I might not have enough.’
‘Then buy an amount you can afford.’ Ratilla responded bearing an expression of incredulity.
‘Oh Rat.’ Tizi said as she pouted, conjuring a mournful expression. ‘I just want to look pretty, what will they say if the wife of the Imperial Chancellor is clothed in rags? I’m only trying to play my part as the wife of the great Ratilla.’ Tizi said, her eyes full of misery, as Ratilla shook his head and chuckled.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“I consider my wife and children in all things; yet, I must consider Amara also.”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle