The Beggar King Quotes

“Food, drink, love… There are some things one doesn’t scrimp on.” Magdalena”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“A roll of thunder signaled another rain shower passing over the town. Simon pulled Magdalena close and kissed her until, locked in a tight embrace, they sank to the ground in a puddle of blood, mud, and horse piss. A small bundle of humanity in the midst of the thundering downpour.”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“Growing children are like foals. If they’re not given room to run, they’ll lash out in every direction.”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“humankind”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“Simon knew from personal experience what men were capable of when alcohol turned girls silly and weak. He closed his eyes and suppressed his worst imaginings.”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“was”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“their mansions, was”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“derision and punishment are all we got. Three years ago the”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“What was it Saint Augustine said?” He began in a professorial tone, though his tongue was still too thick to pronounce some of the words. “‘If you suppress prostitution, capricious lusts will overthrow society.”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King

“Food, drink, love… There are some things one doesn’t scrimp on.”
― Oliver Pötzsch, The Beggar King