S.J.A. Turney > Quotes

“As his father spun in irritation, Rufinus ducked back out of sight. The old man probably wouldn’t recognise him anyway – might not even have recognised him without the disguise, frankly – but he couldn’t risk it. In fact, he was unlikely to learn anything of value here, and there was nothing he could do. His father was already clutching at Cleander’s tunic hem, desperate for a scrap of power, and yet somehow, having found the old man,”
― S.J.A. Turney, Lions of Rome

“I just realised that Arruntius is basically you in twenty years’ time.”
― S.J.A. Turney, Pax Gallica

“Decisiveness and a willingness to act promptly for the good are of prime importance. If the king-maker and the king-breaker had been kept apart and asked independently to advise a third, then the matter might have been resolved without such a terrible end.”
― S.J.A. Turney, The Pasha's Tale (The Ottoman Cycle Book 4)

“the very best plans were made like an onion, with layer upon layer protecting the heart.”
― S.J.A. Turney, Pax Gallica

“and finding him in the company of the his owner would”
― S.J.A. Turney, Lions of Rome

“The young frumentarius watched carefully,”
― S.J.A. Turney, Blades of Antioch

“unhygienic.”
― S.J.A. Turney, Blood Feud

“An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.’ Marcus Tullius Cicero”
― S.J.A. Turney, The Price of Treason

“infiltrate”
― S.J.A. Turney, Tides of War