Historical Adventure Quotes

“Either I will find a way or I will make one.
So said Hannibal crossing the Alps.”
― Habbibal Barca

“Yes, my boy, you are indeed much faster, bigger, and stronger than me and an altogether superior speciman of God's creation, but I have seen your like before. Only one of us can be master, and it won't be you.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes

“I intend to marry Michael, and squander all his money and run his life, and make sure he never again consorts with wicked women or gambles with licentious men. I promise I will henpeck him until he has no life beyond what I allow him, and when we die, I will lie in his arms through all eternity.”
― Christina Dodd, In Bed with the Duke

“Over time, this unspoken attration continued to blossom, refusing to dwindle or fade, though they had little opportunity to foster or nourish it. Slowly and patiently, Robert's sheer persistence in the chase had revealed his heart, and Charlotte came to realize the nameless thing between them was love.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes

“Son of a beast tried to bite me when I turned my back to the billets!"...
Nostrils flaring and ears pinned, the grey repeated the offense.
"He wants another go at it. Be a sport ol' man!" Robert chortled. The indignant Scotsman threw the reins in his face, tromping off to collect the major's horse.
"I wonder was it reward or punishment Winthrop had in mind in allowing you to keep that brute?" Drake innocently inquired.
"He only eats Scotsman," Robert quipped.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes

“- Cu ce mai vrei să te lămuresc?
- Cine-a fost ăla de mai devreme?
- Mayn, răsuflă blondul ușurat. Ar trebui să fie secundul, dar e doar degeaba.
- Și William ar trebui să fie țintașul, dar e doar beat?
Yanosh miji.
- Văd că te prinzi repede.”
― Agape F.H., Busola către Nova Scotia

“Împăturind scrisoarea Valynei, încerca să alunge senzația că făcuse schimb de piei cu un copil rănit, pe care sora ghinionului îl învelea înainte de culcare.”
― Agape F.H., Busola de pe Nova Scotia