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Blood Eye (Raven, #1) Blood Eye by Giles Kristian
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“...isn't it often that the elders, who are at an advantage because of their experience, throw in the heart of their memories a spear of truth, which they discovered?”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“The sword isn't pretty as some of the others, but more important is the sharpness of the weapon itself, as well as the hand who wields it.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“A young man will kill without thought and rejoice the slaughter. But time usually muffles the flame in the heart, so it's likely that the older men will put his blade in the sheets, for he sees in adversary his own son, or even his possible brother in law.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“They say that the darkest hour sets in just before the sunset”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Pagan or Christian a man is never happier than when he has emptied his balls and drunk his fill.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“All good tale talkers know that they must let their listeners to hunger for new events.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“...an enemy in the claws of fear won't be able to think reasonable.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“An open sea can tell you much about yourself, but that acknowledgement doesn't come easy, because you have to offer your life to the waves first.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“We, men, know to kill and we think that makes us great, but the women posses born capability about how painful it is to give someone's life, so probably that's why they feel stronger the lose of a human being. They bury their husbands and keep living, and that makes them braver than us.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“The world goes one, despite the chaos we cause, Raven, so let Odin offers us a time to write our names in the earth, thus allowing the others to watch out on every step.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“-Noble lord, the world is stronger than us... and it continues on it's own.
-Yes, it's stronger. That's why we must do great things... we must achieve what must people aren't capable. By doing the impossible, we become certain that the people will remember our names and sing about us around the fire, when none of us are left.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“He, who has the strength to fight, will not allow the adversary to take him that, which is the most honorable he has.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Young people think that they are immortal, and they wear vanity, which is the source of arrogance, like an armor that will keep them alive.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“-A wolf doesn't have understanding for the shepherd's fire, so he'll never know warmth.
-Wolf's teeth are sharp, my lord, and his eyes see well in the dark. He doesn't need the shepherd and his fire. They would make him weakling.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Fear freezes the heart of your adversary, so he doesn't even pull out his sword, and someone fights out of fear with you, although he would be opponent. On the other side, respect is like a chalice with mead, decorated with jewels, or a specially decorated cover of prayer book - an unnecessary splendor, and that's why it's better to feel ear.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“You men wear your precious honor like a ermine cloak, but it's not just your property.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“...come to think about it, maybe there are a slim chances for you salvation. Don't the butterflies have at the beginning of their life the form of a hairy worms?”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Even the hound must be put off his leash, Raven. He needs to be allowed freedom and to be what he is.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“If you have a bad taste in your mouth, it's better to spit it out.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“You've just called the vultures to this place and they're going to show themselves like the black cloud, which will blacken the sun.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“You've never had to bait the silver for war from a priest. It's like sucking the blood out of rock.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“You can learn a hundred swings and fancy battle dances, as well as the hundred tricks, but they will be of use to you as much as the spoon with a hole in the middle or a toothless comb. Adversaries are broken by a blind and bloody rage.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Be the weaver of your own destiny, if you're convinced you can do it.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“A hate cannot kill with a glance. What it needs is a cold blade.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Singers don't remember a man who walks the safest route, for he gets old.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Singer don't remember a man who walks the safest route, for he gets old.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“The Lord's justice is a storm, which cleanses from sin and the man who is powerful enough to summon it must also, in the same measure, require wisdom.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“Sword is like the women, Raven. I you care for it, it will take care for you, as well. After some time, you no longer notice how it looks, but it's equally valuable.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“No one alone decides about is he a king or not, but the people around him. But a man must consider good about what he tries to achieve.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye
“The evil means the loss of soul's light, and when the soul is tainted, it cannot return it's glow... like the shield penetrated by spear.”
Giles Kristian, Blood Eye

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