Quotes from Joe Abercrombie

Ninefingers was talking of himself, of course, as everyone always does, given the chance. It was guilt in his eyes, not accusation. Each man has his own mistakes to follow him.

fine lies beat tedious truths every time,

A türelem éppen olyan félelmetes fegyver, mint a harag. S?t, félelmetesebb, mert kevesebb ember rendelkezik vele.

Unreliable? Nonsense, Superior! Out of luck is all, and we both know how that goes, no? Why, there's not a man of them I wouldn't trust my mother to.' 'Are you sure?' 'She's been dead these twenty years. What harm could they do her now?

If you believe that I chose any part of the pitiful shadow of a life you see before you, you are very much mistaken. I chose glory and success. The box did not contain what was written on the lid." "The

Szörnyen vékony a határvonal aközött, ha valakit vezérként emelnek a magasba, meg aközött, ha akasztott emberként kerül a többiek fölé.

In bloody days, swords were worth more than gods. They certainly had 'em outnumbered.

But there comes a time you have to say no to what you're given and reach for what you want.

No podemos corregir las necedades de cada idiota, igual que no podemos corregir la marea. —

A mob of self-important ducks had already gathered,

Don't "but" me, Glokta!' hissed Sult. 'Don't you dare "but" me, not today! You're not half as crippled as you could be! Not half as crippled, you understand?

I heard you had all the brains around here but Leo, why didn't you tell me how very handsome he is?' 'Well …' Leo cleared his throat. 'I suppose that's not the sort of thing a man notices …

to draw from the world below is fraught with peril. The Magus

Generosity and goodwill sit well on you but they simply do not go with my complexion at all. A certain number of bitter enemies are an essential accessory for a lady of fashion.

My congratulations on leaving the legal profession and becoming a respectable member of the community.

Los necios se jactan de lo que harán. Los héroes lo hacen.

stick a bunch of drunken murderers together, ain't long before some turn to thieving, then to lying, then to bad language, and pretty soon to sobriety, raising families and making an honest living.

A great leader must share the hardships of his followers, of his soldiers, of his subjects. That is how he wins their respect. Great leaders do not complain. Not ever." "Fuck them then," muttered Jezal under his breath. "And this rain, too!

And now the King is dead. Who knows who will replace him? Voting for a monarch! Have you ever heard of such a thing?

life is the misery we endure between disappointments

Oh well," sighed Glokta. "A man has to have hope doesn't he?" "Of course sir," muttered the servant, heading for the door. Does he?

I don't see what I want to see, I see what I need to see. If you don't like it, see something else

If men can change like that.' And Monza snapped her fingers in his face. 'That's the only way they do change, ain't it?' His one eye stayed on her. 'If things change enough around 'em? Men are brittle, I reckon. They don't bend into new shapes. They get broken into them. Crushed into them.

Drink and I have had some long and painful conversations and found we simply can't agree.' 'Drink and I can't agree either.' She shrugged and tossed it down herself. 'But we keep on having the argument.