Quote by Ashwin Sanghi

“You were always meant to reign, my sweet King.” “Don’t call me that. I’m Alexander for you. Alexander.”

— S.L. Scott

“Alexander did not name an heir to his empire. When asked on his deathbed, he cryptically replied, “To the strongest.”

— Kris Waldherr

“Where he (Alexander) came the inhabitants either accepted him with roses and wine, or fought and were beaten. He preferred the latter.”

— William Bolitho

“Presently, he looked at the people standing round and said, "You have leave to go." They bowed out. When the lads behind him started…

— Mary Renault

“Alexander was no longer so much the master of his lust, having been fawned upon by Fortune, whom mortal men too little distrust.”

— Andrew Chugg

“To understand Alexander well, it is necessary to follow his heart more closely than his policies, so I investigate the king's character through the…

— Andrew Chugg

“King Alexander, the son of Ammon and of Philip the king, also supreme king of Europe and all Asia, Egypt and Libya, to the…

— Richard Stoneman

“I once knew a man who was heir to the throne of a great kingdom, he lived as a ranger and fought his destiny…

— C. JoyBell C

“If you are not a king, do not accept the throne, which is the sit of your downfall.”

— Aihebholo-oria Okonoboh

“I am acting, then," continued Alexander, "only on the defensive. The gods, who always favor the right, have given me the victory. I am…

— Jacob Abbott

“Here, in Egypt, the morning of Alexander’s adventure ends. Henceforth he is divided; Alexandria is his first possession and he is no longer free.”

— William Bolitho

“If he failed, it was with honor. In his name we all dwell in Camelot Long after the towers fall, and merlins nest in…

— Jane Yolen