The Field of Swords Quotes

“Three hundred miles is just one step on a journey that I have on my mind”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“It is the quality of the burden you must consider, Brutus, not the weight.”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“She let her hand drop, feeling a shiver of desire raise the soft hairs of her skin. There was such a force in him, when it was not shuttered in grief and despair. She saw the darkness cast away with both awe and pleasure. The man who aroused her with a touch was not the one who had met her first at the gates of the fort, and she wondered what would come of the reawakening. When she felt herself longing for him, it had shocked her, almost frightened her. That was not how it was meant to be. The men who loved her never touched more than the skin they craved. They could spend themselves in her without more than a tremble of real response. Yet this strange young man threw her into confusion whenever his blue eyes caught hers. Such strange eyes, with the dark pupil that hurt him in bright light. It seemed to see all her artifice for what it was, breaking through the smoothness of her ways to the privacy of her.”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“Better if the people had turned the slaves back on their own,” Julius muttered. “They would stand tall then, rather than rushing to kiss the feet of Pompey. Better to grow your crops rather than cry out for men like Pompey to give you food. It’s a sickness in us, you know. We always raise unworthy men to rule us.”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“When our hearts and arms are tired, we go on,’ Julius roared at them. ‘When our stomachs are empty and our mouths dry, we go on.”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“Drink to friendship and love, for the rest is just tin.”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“A king must be strong, but there, also, must be determination in him. All men feel the fear, but he must conquer it when it is needed most”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“Although we should hope for peace, we must be prepared for war”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“You have to consider the quality of the cargo and not the weight”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“You're not children to be offered fancy things out of loyalty. A good father doesn't spoil a child with gifts.”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“You're not the to be offered fancy things out of loyalty. A good father doesn't spoil a child with gifts.”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords

“Life is too valuable to be wasted and it lasts too short”
― Conn Iggulden, The Field of Swords