367 Quotes by Bernard Cornwell

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.

A man does not see where he treads in battle, for he is watching the enemy...

Madness ends sometimes. The Gods decree it, not man.

I do understand that you can look into someone’s eyes,” I heard myself saying, “and suddenly know that life will be impossible without them. Know that their voice can make your heart miss a beat and that their company is all your happiness can ever desire and that their absence will leave your soul alone, bereft and lost.

Television is a young person's medium.

The existence of tricks does not imply the absence of magic.

You won't regret the men you never killed, but you will regret the women you passed up.

Research is a lifelong occupation so it's hard to factor it in, but I reckon most books take 5 months from start to finish.

Because there could not be peace, not while two tribes shared one land. One tribe must win. Even the nailed god cannot change that truth. And I was a warrior, and in a world at war the warrior must be cruel.