Anne Calhoun Quotes

“The guy snarled out a string of profanity describing his night with Conn's mother."Sounds about right," Conn said, but Matt didn't miss the glint in Conn's eye. "She's been dead for twenty years, but dead's probably the only way you get laid.”

“My word is iron," Kublai said to the guards, as Meng Guang was led away. "Your people will come to know this, in time.”

“We are all fools with our sons. We wipe them and suckle them and all we expect is for them to be grateful to the end of their days.”

“You have a powerful army, Kublai, but the best force is one you do not have to use.”

“Sung Win smiled to himself, enjoying the tension across his shoulders and the way his pulse beat in his veins. All life involved risk.”

“It's all you can say, when the end comes: 'I did not waste my time.' I think that matters. I think it may be all that matters.”

“Predators did not need mercy.”

“I am the rightful khan of the nation. I am the gur-khan. My word is iron and my word is law.”

“Kublai went on as if he had not spoken.“Before you all, in the lands of my enemies, I declare myself great khan of the nation, of the khanates under my brothers, Hulegu and Arik-Boke, of the Chagatai khanate and all others. I declare myself great khan of the Chin lands and the Sung. I have spoken and my word is iron!”

“I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches." by Alice Roosevelt Longworth”