Axe

“Madness ends sometimes. The Gods decree it, not man.”
― Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King

“Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Bernard Cornwall

“But fate, as Merlin always taught us, is inexorable. Life is a jest of the Gods, Merlin liked to claim, and there is no justice. You must learn to laugh, he once told me, or else you'll just weep yourself to death.”
― Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King

“Only a fool wants war, but once a war starts then it cannot be fought half-heartedly. It cannot even be fought with regret, but must be waged with a savage joy in defeating the enemy, and it is that savage joy that inspires our bards to write their greatest songs about love and war.”
― Bernard Cornwell, Excalibur