The Greatest Knight Quotes

“Your enemies have neither the proof nor the backbone to stand against you, but say something often enough in vulnerable ears and incredulity turns to belief.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“Deeds may speak more compellingly than words,but I believe words have their place too. A man who has both is gifted indeed.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“Fight for your lord, fight for his honour, but never forget that you were fighting for yourself too.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“What kind of a promise ?
One that only a fool asks of a madman”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“John's charisma was powerful and she was not immune to it, but she had an intuitive awareness of the dark twists in his soul. He wasn't to be trusted, and in his turn he trusted no one and sought to strike before being struck.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“He drew her into his body and kissed her, and Isabelle, who had not been kissed by any man except within the bounds of affection and courtesy, was ravished. The first pressure of his mouth was hard and forced her lips apart, but as she prepared to fight in panic, it changed, becoming a silken thing of subtle strength that turned the marrow in her bones to liquid fire. Clinging to him, she answered him fiercely, and when the kiss broke for want of air, they stared at each other, breathing hard.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“The squabs in wine sauce and the fragrant, steaming frumenty and apples seethed in almond milk went some way to reviving his strength, as did the sweet, potent ice-wine with which they plied him.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“brotherly love”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“Everyone knew that; everyone was prepared until it happened to them”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

“Look to the plank of wood in your own eye before you remove the mote of sawdust from mine”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight