Island of Ghosts Quotes

“Your notion of what dignity demands is so different from a Roman's. A Roman noble might swallow a dozen insults which a Sarmatian would kill for, but he'd be outraged at the suggestion he could rest in a stable.”
― Gillian Bradshaw, Island of Ghosts

“I was mad for glory when I was young. I wanted to fight a griffin in the mountains of the North and steal its gold. I wanted to ride the horses of the sun, and rescue a princess from a tower of iron. . . .
-- Ariantes to Pervica, his intended new wife, on his dreams at age 18.”
― Gillian Bradshaw, Island of Ghosts