14 Quotes by Christian Cameron

There are no great warriors… There are great craftsmen, great sculptors, great poets. Sometimes, they must put a spear on their shoulder. But nothing about war is great.

War is something a man should want to be late for.

Only small men are incapable of seeing something greater than themselves

I pretend I'm not afraid all the time,' he said.'We have a name for that ... we call that courage.

Boys torment each other when there’s nothing else to do and no Frenchmen to fight.

Want to know what men think of you? Take a wound.

She is beautifully well-born, related to everyone, and she speaks Greek.’ He picked his teeth and I changed sides and curried my horse’s off side. ‘And she’s beautiful,’ I commented. ‘And that,’ said Nerio. ‘Intelligent too –much more so than most Italian girls. She can ride, and hawk. She’s like … a person.

A dead war horse is the single most expensive corpse you’ll ever see.

Seguin made his decision. He raised his lance, held it over his head –no mean feat –and called out. ‘To hell!’ he shouted. In terms of pre-battle speeches, it was the best I’ve ever heard.