Outcast Quotes

“Watching the Commander's hands on the bandage, it seemed to Beric more than ever strange and wonderful that Justinius should do this for him, a galley slave; should do it as though he cared. That was the most wonderful thing; not that Justinius should dress his wrist, but that he should do it as though he cared.”
― Rosemary Sutcliff, Outcast

“It was a story that still hurt in the telling, which perhaps made it a worthwhile gift, after all.”
― Rosemary Sutcliff, Outcast