Dissolution
C.J. Sansom
Top 10 Best Quotes
“In worshipping their nationhood men worship themselves and scorn others, and that is no healthy thing.”
“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.”
“If I knocked and waited at every door, who knows what I might miss?”
“You untangle a knot with slow teasing, not sharp pulling, and believe me we have here a knot such as I have never seen. But I will unpick it. I will.”
“...you should not insult yourself so, sir. Is there not enough suffering in the world?”
“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.”
“But since printing came in no one wants illustrated works, they are happy with these cheap books with their ugly, square letters all squashed together.”
“Around thrones the thunder rolls.”
“This new world was no Christian commonwealth; it never would be. It was in truth no better than the old, no less ruled by power and vanity.”
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Book Keywords:
honesty, historical-fiction, mutiny, politics, leadership, nationalism, downfall, feelin-sentimental, mystery, crime, tudors, xenophobia, monarchy
