Bernard Cornwell Quotes

The Joy Of It. The Sword Joy. I Was Dancing With Joy, Joy Seething In Me, The Battle Joy That Ragnar Had So Often Spoken Of, The Warrior Joy. If A Man Has Not Known It, Then He Is No Man. It Was No Battle, That, No Proper Slaughter, Just A Thief-killing, But It Was My First Fight And The Gods Had Moved In Me, Had Given My Arm Speed And My Shield Strength, And When It Was Done, And When I Danced In The Blood Of The Dead, I Knew I Was Good. Knew I Was More Than Good. I Could Have Conquered The World At That Moment And My Only Regret Was That Ragnar Had Not Seen Me, But Then I Thought He Might Be Watching From Valhalla And I Raised Serpent-Breath To The Clouds And Shouted His Name. I Have Seen Other Young Men Come From Their First Fights With That Same Joy, And I Have Buried Them After Their Next Battle. The Young Are Fools And I Was Young. But I Was Good.

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