Codex Alera Quotes

“Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed.”
― Jim Butcher, Princeps' Fury

“You beg fate to make your fears into reality, Aleran. But for the moment, they are only fears. They may come. If so, then face them and overcome them. Until then, pay them no mind. You have enough to think on.”
― Jim Butcher, Cursor's Fury

“Know your enemy. Know yourself. Only then may you achieve victory.”
― Jim Butcher, Cursor's Fury

“The Queen smiled with the tiniest twitch of a single corner of her mouth. "Why should I do that?"
"Because I'm coming," Octavian's image said, very quietly, "for you."
The Queen stood as unmoving as stone.
"When I'm finished," Octavian promised, "nothing will be left of your kind but stories. I will burn your homes. I will bury your warriors." His voice grew even softer. "I will blacken your sky with crows.”
― Jim Butcher

“It was not until the original Primus threw down all who opposed him, carrying out brutal war in the name of establishing peace, that they began to come to their senses. To build something greater. To lay the foundations of the Realm as you know it today.'" She put a hand on his shoulder. "Laws. Justice. Art. The pursuit of knowledge. It all came from a single source."

"The ability to kill," whispered Tavi.

"Strength is the first virtue," Alera said. "That is not a pleasant fact. Its distastefulness does not alter the truth that without strength to protect them, all other virtues are ephemeral, ultimately meaningless.”
― Jim Butcher, First Lord's Fury

“Tavi eventually came to the conclusion that he was sulking.”
― Jim Butcher, Furies of Calderon

“Nein", zischte Kitai. "Ich bin ein Welpe. Bis Sie einen Bund schließen, sind alle Maratkinder Welpen.”
― Jim Butcher;, Furies of Calderon