Alexander-the-great Quote by Rick Yancey

“Alexander's mere name and the fame of his feats raised rulers and realms across virtually the whole world. And those who kept control of…

— Andrew Chugg

“to Alexander the Great, who wept when there were no more worlds to conquer...”

— Stanley Bing

“They pushed and pushed for so long. They knew I was something dangerous, something different. Sooner or later, they had to know I would…

— Pierce Brown

“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

“As Alexander would confess years later, sex and sleep more than anything else reminded him that he was mortal. One”

— Philip Freeman

“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Technically a misquote, but I like…

— Plutarch

“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

“Then he’d given Alexander the territories of Armenia, Media, and the unconquered empire of Parthia.”

— Michelle Moran

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

— S.L. Scott

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

— William Bolitho

“Alexander (grinning): When Darius was scorching the earth, devastating villages and spoiling provisions, it drove me round the bend, but now indeed what have…

— Andrew Chugg

“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