Paul Bulmer

“Like all peoples, the Egyptians were most enthralled by the core aspects of life: sex, birth, death, and the afterlife. Warfare, bloodshed, illness, disease, and the natural order also figured heavily in the makeup of the Egyptian pantheon. The gods of the crops, the hearth and home, knowledge, learning, and war and death also figured prominently.”
― Stephan Weaver, Egyptian Gods: Discover the Ancient Gods of Egyptian Mythology

“Einar could feel the fury pulsing from Ivar as he stalked back and forth in front of the fire like Fenris, the giant wolf who guarded the doors of Hel.”
― Peter Gibbons, Viking Blood and Blade

“It was a marvellous morning, clear as a mirror, warm as the promise of love, bright as heaven.”
― Nicholas Monsarrat, The Kappillan of Malta

“We are all victims of our lives. Some of us accept our circumstances better than others. Some rot from the inside out until every word they speak drips with sourness or venom. I suppose that”
― Eric Schumacher, Sigurd's Swords