One of the best lines ever

One of the best lines ever is in an interview of Bernard Cornwell concerning his historical novel Agincourt. Cornwell talked about the training of an English bowman, usually beginning around age 8 and continuing for at least 10 years. By contrast, Cornwell said, the user of a musket could be trained in only a few weeks. A musketeer, he said, could line up front sight and rear sight and French soldier, pull the trigger, “and the world’s a better place.” Some English have not forgotten William of Normandy.