“It is laughable how often good manners interfere with my survival.” — Andrew Levkoff Etiquette Copy Share Image
“We would soon be on our way to war, where mercy is unwise and kindness has no place.” — Andrew Levkoff Compassion Copy Share Image
“One can get past just about anything, given enough time, even when one shouldn’t.” — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“Pride costs nothing, yet it is especially precious when it can be “purchased” at someone else’s expense.” — Andrew Levkoff Pride Copy Share Image
“He wore the memory of her embrace like armor, and though he knew it would not save his life, it would be… — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“Some men simply refuse to appear insulted. But then, having felt the sting from the slap on their cheek, know just where… — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“King Abgarus asked, “If I may, general, what weapon do you prefer?” Crassus took no more than a moment to answer. “Overwhelming… — Andrew Levkoff Warfare Copy Share Image
“You Romans wash too much to be true men. Washing is for women, to clean our breeches and our vests. And even… — Andrew Levkoff Roman Copy Share Image
“The past is set down in a thousand thousand indelible scrolls. But the future is a blank parchment forever in wait of… — Andrew Levkoff Future Copy Share Image
“Why can’t I remember that not once have I ever seen a coin, whether grimy copper or bright gold, that had but… — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“Illicit sex, Marcus, drives at least half the decisions of the modern world, wouldn’t you agree?” — Andrew Levkoff Decision making Copy Share Image
“Oh, I take your meaning now, Marcus,” he said, as if comprehension had just dawned. “You would have me harken back to… — Andrew Levkoff Corruption Copy Share Image
“One has to be at least as ancient as I am now to see that if you try to make sense of… — Andrew Levkoff Ancient Copy Share Image
“Children—their untroubled, idyllic vision of the future is almost always shattered. Sooner or later they learn what all youth must—that life is… — Andrew Levkoff Children Copy Share Image
“Alone with my wine and my misery, I was convinced that life was composed of a string of “if only’s” leading from… — Andrew Levkoff Life Copy Share Image
“When I asked him how this cramping might affect his sword arm, he assured me it was only the narrow grip of… — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“We often find ourselves at ease with that with which we are most familiar, regardless of whether or not the trait serves… — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion’s opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or… — Andrew Levkoff Compassion Copy Share Image
“It is we who move through time, not the reverse. When we walk beyond any one of life’s instants, it becomes nothing… — Andrew Levkoff Aging Copy Share Image
“I think about that centurion from time to time and wonder, had he retired to a farm in Campagna, happy with his… — Andrew Levkoff Centurion Copy Share Image
“It is a terrible thing to witness death by violence, a thousand times worse to hold a man’s life in your own… — Andrew Levkoff Death Copy Share Image
“Strange, is it not, how even those of us who scoff at divine intervention will fall to our knees and clasp our… — Andrew Levkoff Belief Copy Share Image
“They say in moments of great fear or desperation, a man will always make a choice—either to flee or face his enemy,… — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as unrequited love; the phrase ought to be stricken from the lexicon. Love is a thing shared,… — Andrew Levkoff Love Copy Share Image
“You’d be surprised what people will accept once you insist two or three times running that they have seen what you tell… — Andrew Levkoff Gullibility Copy Share Image
“Yes, I have a romantic nature; it is a character flaw which should be viewed with pity, not derision.” — Andrew Levkoff Love Copy Share Image
“I advise, however, moderation in this task of setting goals, or else risk becoming tangled up in a Gordian knot of life’s… — Andrew Levkoff Disappointment Copy Share Image
“If you arrive for a meeting with a man you do not trust, and the man you do not trust does not… — Andrew Levkoff Meeting people Copy Share Image
“I don’t care how smart you are. You’ll never understand how little you really know until you’ve had a woman.” — Andrew Levkoff Ignorance Copy Share Image
“Why must there always be a price to pay for every indulgence, and why must it so often be withdrawn from the… — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
