Quotes from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“What are your intentions toward my sister?”
Marcus was taken aback. “Intentions?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about,” Cahan snarled. “I’ve seen the way you look at her.”
“If you’ll take a moment to observe,” the Roman countered, mustering patience, “you’ll notice I’m not the only man who has cast his eye upon her once or twice.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Ptah held up his mug. “Do you realize, we’ve fought together, starved together, bled together, endured slavery, and looked into the jaws of death...”
“But we never drank together!” Marcus finished, clanking his mug to Ptah’s.
“Exactly! The drink flows freely, and we must make up for lost time, ha ha ha!”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“She wore a fitted gown of gold that shimmered in the dim light. Her regal grace bedazzled him, in spite of his best attempts at feigning disinterest. She was even more beautiful than he remembered.
He let his breath out in a hiss.
He realized he had stopped breathing. There she was, the woman for whom he had risked everything. Never did he dare to harbor any hope of seeing her again. Yet after five long and bloody years, their paths had crossed once more.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Against all the odds, we built a better navy than theirs—from scratch—in two months! We now rule the waves in the Mediterranean Sea—Our Sea! The day will come—it begins today—when Rome will master the world! Alexander will roll in his grave, Atlantis will decay in her decadence, and these demons of Harappa will entertain Hades with their theatrics this very night. But Rome will live on in fame and glory. It starts with our victory today!”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Tell you what, why don’t we go ask her brothers what they think of your claim?”
“I’d rather beat you to a pulp.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Marcus turned his back to her. He feared that if he saw her face, it might weaken his resolve. Love was indeed a madness.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Far, far out on the open sea a platform of stone held firm against the tossing waves. At first sight, it appeared as nothing out of the ordinary, other than that it lay in the middle of nowhere.
That was the view on the surface. Beneath the water existed an entirely alien world.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“I’d say it was a pleasure rowing with you, only it wasn’t.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“She ran. Deeper, deeper into the mysterious Broceliande forest...”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Lord Tierney was furious. But when he saw how his sister had suffered, his anger shifted instead toward Rome. “If it weren’t for this new menace on the horizon,” he thundered, “I’d declare war on those haughty deceivers this instant!”

Marcus stepped forward. “Kyrie, I don’t think—"

“Then don’t!”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Secundus might lie rotting in his grave, but his relatives and followers yet lived. They believed the lies that held Gwenwhyfar responsible for the death of their relative. For the sake of his own family’s safety, Marcus had not sought to correct that error.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“A twinge of fear entered Gwenwhyfar’s heart. It was the first she had heard of the sea farms lying in the path of danger. She wondered what had befallen a different Norseman of her acquaintance. Had her poor bodyguard, Finn, perished in one of those raids?”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“My legion has won many victories. And since you are my dearest friend, we will fight that much harder." His intense, dark eyes locked with hers. "I swear to you: Ker-Ys will not fall.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

“Water reveals the sounds of the Otherworlds, to those who know how to listen.”
― Jennifer McKeithen, quote from Atlantis On the Shores of Forever

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