C. J. Sansom Quotes
A writer lives, at best, in a state of astonishment. Beneath any feeling he has of the good or evil of the world lies a deeper one of wonder at it all.
In worshipping their nationhood men worship themselves and scorn others, and that is no healthy thing.
Truly, as the ancients taught us, there is nothing under the moon, however fine, that is not subject to corruption.
A Status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.
But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.
It seems a universal rule in this world that people will always look for victims and scapegoats, does it not? Especially at times of difficulty and tension.
The lives God gives to us, the awful things we can’t escape from. Sometimes I think that sort of God would enjoy making hell for us after we die.
Funny, when i was a little boy I wanted to be good. But I could never seem to manage it somehow. And if you're not good, the good people will throw you to the wolves. So you might as well just be bad
The echoes of childhood torments have great power, even when not brought to mind in such an inexplicable and horrifying way.
... there is nothing under the moon, however fine, that is not subject to corruption.
Six wives the King's had now.' Barak's words dragged me from my reverie. 'We can't even get one between us.
If a ruler who wants to act honourably is surrounded by unscrupulous men, his downfall is inevitable.
How men fear the chaos of the world, I thought, and the yawning eternity hereafter. So we build patterns to explain its terrible mysteries and reassure ourselves we are safe in this world and beyond.
However much one lacks piety, the atmosphere in a graveyard encourages quiet reflection.
