Quote by Stephanie Perkins

“I am not like other men, and the ordinary laws of morality and rules of propriety do not apply to me,” Napoleon vaunted.”

— Kate Williams

“The earl could have made Napoleon comfortable in a room sporting a guillotine.”

— Melissa Lynne Blue

“That he was an arse seemed to be the general consensus of the day.”

— Kathryn Smith

“Afford me a very enjoyable view of his arse, which was a particularly tight and well-rounded specimen. He might have had a rod jammed…

— Helen Harper

“What a pity to see a mind as great as Napoleon's devoted to trivial things such as empires, historic events, the thundering of cannons…

— Paul Valéry

“Was it possible that Napoleon should have won that battle? We answer No. Why? Because of Wellington? Because of Blucher? No. Because of God.”

— Victor Hugo

“He was a big, bony man. Iron muscles shaped his jacket sleeves and quickly wore through new trousers. He had a way of imposing…

— Georges Simenon

“What did Danton lose his head for, or why was there a Napoleon, if it wasn't to make a nobility of us all?”

— Saul Bellow

“As if anyone in Paris would believe for a second that I was a top. Not only was I made for being manhandled, I…

— Nicole Castle

“He was half a politician, and like most of his kind he was an insecure man.”

— Ross Macdonald

“His stride was long, tall, and proud. He wore a mask of proprietary disinterest, as though everything before his eyes belonged to him and…

— S.G. Night

“He was like the bed at a party on which they pile the coats.”

— George Saunders