Fires-of-heaven Quote by Robert Jordan

“I was, in life, to be a gambler, a risk taker, a swashbuckler, a knight. I accepted, then and there, my place in this…

— Percival Everett

“Mat snorted. “I don’t want to be any bloody hero.”

— Robert Jordan

“Every battle is a gamble, Snow. The man who does nothing also takes a risk.”

— George R.R. Martin

“Sorry, ma’am, but we need a big damn army right now, and there’s no better way to make one than to gather up a…

— Jeff Shaara

“The sand of the desert is sodden red, -- Red with the wreck of a square that broke; -- The Gatling's jammed and the…

— Henry Newbolt

“The sergeant comes nearer. “It’s revolution,” he says quietly, “and who isn’t for us is against us.” Willy laughs. “Bloody fine revolution, no mistake!…

— Erich Maria Remarque

“Fella had a team of horses, had to use'em to plow an' cultivate an' mow, wouldn't think a turnin' 'em out to starve when…

— John Steinbeck

“A horseman of the old school, a gentleman who never forgot to dip down and stake you when he win. He was more ashamed…

— Jaimy Gordon

“Call up your vermin to your back, sir, and fall on! The sooner the clash begins, the sooner ye'll taste this steel throughout your…

— Robert Louis Stevenson

“Show me another army in the world full of soldiers willing to sacrifice their own blood for their enemies.”

— W. Lee Warren

“You’re not a soldier, boy. You’re not like your brothers. You’re a herder. Your life is here.”

— Morgan Rice

“You snuck across my yard like a trained mercenary. Dressed in a black getup without so much as a pebble misplaced under your shoe…

— Jocelyn Adams