Peter Darman > Quotes

“As in all societies, marriage was of vital importance because it not only ensured the continuation of the family, the bedrock of all civilisations, but also contributed towards social stability. What was society but a vast collection of families, each operating according to a framework of rules and regulations passed down from generation to generation? Good citizens were not created and raised by kings but by husbands and wives. Marriage was therefore one of the most important institutions in the civilised world.”
― Peter Darman, The Slave King

“Thaddeus was organising the positioning of the”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake,”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“He smiled. ‘They do not follow the”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“and his escort were offered beer. ‘I have given your father’s offer great consideration, Prince Sigurd,’ said Lembit, ‘and have concluded that it would be prudent to agree upon a cessation of hostilities before we can think of an alliance. If your father keeps his longships away from the coast and rivers of Estonia for six months then I see no reason why an alliance cannot be forged thereafter.’ ‘I can tell my father that you are agreeable to an alliance, lord?’ asked Sigurd. ‘You may tell him that if he suspends his raiding against Estonia for a period of six months, prince, then afterwards you may return and we will discuss things further. Let us walk before we attempt to run.’ Sigurd toasted his host with his cup. He seemed pleased with the outcome. At the very least he would keep his head if nothing else. Lembit was doubtful whether Olaf would be able to keep his men from the women and children who inhabited the villages along the Baltic coast. Pillage and rape was in Oeselian”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“bearing a motif of a red”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“to live in perpetual darkness allows one to see things more clearly, if that is not a contradiction in terms. It has allowed me to look into men’s souls more deeply, to see them for what they are and not what they present to the world. It has been a most illuminating experience.”
― Peter Darman, Amazon

“Guadalcanal U.S. 1,600 killed, 4,200 wounded.”
― Peter Darman

“A day, a year, a life. They are all fleeting,”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“Riga. My father is still angry with you”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“the son of Olaf. The latter was a tall,”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“him. The meal was a modest and sober affair”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“clinker-built fishing vessels. The high bow was necessary”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“one of the council, a dour-looking man with a”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“amassed at Wenden and, unless they”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers

“Lithuanians and it would take more than”
― Peter Darman, Schism

“You are as old as the woman you are feeling.”
― Peter Darman, Prodigal

“heard the creaking of the ship’s timbers and wondered”
― Peter Darman, The Sword Brothers