The Encircling Sea Quotes

“I would call it inhuman cruelty if that made sense, but it cannot because it was done by men and not monsters.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, The Encircling Sea

“Untrustworthy people tend to be selfish, which makes them simple to understand.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, The Encircling Sea

“There was cunning in his eyes, the cleverness of a child who thought only of himself and how to get what he wanted.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, The Encircling Sea

“It would have been better if the horsemen had kept their distance, using their javelins, but it was too much to expect prudence and good sense when three officers were together.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, The Encircling Sea

“Duco was gripping the top of the barricade tightly, staring at the departing leader. 'That was a curse.'
'From a man who eats people?' the Batavian with the broken nose said. 'Piss on him, what does he know.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, The Encircling Sea