Blood Quote by Marguerite Yourcenar

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

— Kris Waldherr

“Alexander the Great was not worried about what other people would think if he made a deal with a woman. It helped that the…

— Ingrid de Haas

“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

“I perceive your lovers purely as the successors of Alexander the Great, incompetent joint rulers of an empire where I once ruled supreme.”

— Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

“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 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

“At last, he began to discourse of fortune and human affairs. "Is it meet," said he, "for him that knows he is but man,…

— Plutarch

“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

“She held the money to her chest and tried to fathom Alexander's heart. He was the man who, a few meters away from freedom,…

— Paullina Simons

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

— S.L. Scott

“He looked along the line of children, exhibits A to C of his existence and heirs to the twisted throne of his corrupt genetics.”

— David Louden

“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