“If he had learned anything in manhood, it was that it didn’t matter what other people thought of him—even the ones he respected. In the end, he would patch together a life, with its sorry errors and its triumphs, just as they had.” PeopleLifeMatterRespectErrorsThoughtManhoodEndLearnedTriumphsPatch Book:Khan: Empire of Silver Source: Khan: Empire of Silver
“If he had learned anything from his father’s fate, it was to win, no matter how you did it. It was not important if someone else was hurt, or killed. If you won, you would be forgiven anything. You could be taken from a stinking ger and forced through the ranks until a thousand men followed your orders as if they came from the khan himself. Blood and talent. The nation was built on both.” ImportantMatterHurtBloodTalentThousandBuiltForgivenWinNationKilledBothOrdersKhanRanksGer Book:Khan: Empire of Silver Source: Khan: Empire of Silver
“It's all you can say, when the end comes: 'I did not waste my time.' I think that matters. I think it may be all that matters.” ThinkingMayEndsMatterWasteMy TimeWasting My Time Author:Conn Iggulden
