Famous Bernard Cornwell Quotes

  • The wheel of fortune that had once raised her so high had taken her into the utter depths. – Bernard Cornwell

    The wheel of fortune that had once raised her so high had taken her into the utter depths.– Bernard Cornwell

  • Writing is a solitary occupation. – Bernard Cornwell

    Writing is a solitary occupation.– Bernard Cornwell

  • When a man cannot fight he would curse. The gods like to feel needed. – Bernard Cornwell

    When a man cannot fight he would curse. The gods like to feel needed.– Bernard Cornwell

  • A sad, plangent music. In the British camp, Sharpe thought, they would be singing, but no one was singing here. – Bernard Cornwell

    A sad, plangent music. In the British camp, Sharpe thought, they would be singing, but no one was singing here.– Bernard Cornwell

  • We all suffer from dreams. – Bernard Cornwell

    We all suffer from dreams.– Bernard Cornwell

  • This isn’t just a war over land, it’s a war about God. And Alfred…is Christ’s servant… – Bernard Cornwell

    This isn’t just a war over land, it’s a war about God. And Alfred…is Christ’s servant…– Bernard Cornwell

  • The bards sing of love, they celebrate slaughter, they extol kings and flatter queens, but were I a poet I would write in praise of friendship. – Bernard Cornwell

    The bards sing of love, they celebrate slaughter, they extol kings and flatter queens, but were I a poet I would write in praise of friendship.– Bernard Cornwell