Juliette Douglas > Juliette's Quotes

“She placed a protective arm around him and drew him closer to her. Her expression was pensive, her lips drawn in a tight line and her brow furrowed. Kruger saw the shadow of grief pass briefly over her features.”
― Martin Marais, The Battle of Paardeberg: Lord Roberts' Gambit

“Kruger paused. He glared at the crowd massed before him, he squared his shoulders and, shaking his dusty fist towards them, he growled, “This time, when I say war, it will be war to the bitter end.”
― Martin Marais

“A lizard, resting in the shade of the anthill, studied Atkinson with interest, tilting its head this way and that. Atkinson studied it in return. A small, dull brown animal, usually it would not catch Atkinson’s attention, but under the circumstances it became a thing of beauty.”
― Martin Marais, The Battle of Paardeberg: Lord Roberts' Gambit