Rome Quotes

“The Fates guide he who will. He who won’t, they drag.”
― M.C. Scott, Rome: The Coming of the King (Rome 2): A compelling and gripping historical adventure that will keep you turning page after page

“Meanwhile, we must find ourselves a donkey colt. Zechariah was a rambling idiot who contradicted himself with each second word, but every child knows that the king comes in righteousness and salvation riding on an ass. We can’t let it pass.’
‘We can’, Pantera said. ‘We must. This is a battle, not a coronation. He will ride Iksahra’s mare. Nothing less will keep him alive.’
‘The ass is to signify peace.’
‘And righteousness, I heard. But to get to peace, he must live through war, and this mare is battle trained…’
‘But-’
‘But nothing. He’ll look better mounted on that mare than on anything else, trust me, and there are prophecies enough to go round; one of them probably mentions a white horse with black feet if you look hard enough. Put your effort into seeking that out if you find yourself with time on your hands through the morning.”
― M.C. Scott, Rome: The Coming of the King

“There are days in life where each moment passes and is remarkable in its own right, but not particular. Then, occasionally, there comes a day when a particular moment holds the key to different futures, and the gods hold their breath upon its turning.”
― M.C. Scott, Rome: The Coming of the King (Rome 2): A compelling and gripping historical adventure that will keep you turning page after page

“Dreams are rarely completely true. They show the essence of what might be; the skill is in the reading. But I had vivid dreams and they felt real to me, which was what mattered. And I acted on them, which mattered too. If you honour your dreams, they will honour you.”
― M.C. Scott, Rome: The Coming of the King (Rome 2): A compelling and gripping historical adventure that will keep you turning page after page

“Menachem’s smile faded. He turned his face to the east, where the first silver blade of the moon sliced open the night, letting the stars leak in, one at a time, dimly.”
― M.C. Scott, Rome: The Coming of the King