Joe Abercrombie

“I have seen hell, it is a great city under siege.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“You have to realistic about these things.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“You have to be realistic”

— Joe Abercrombie

I span the entire geek spectrum.

— Joe Abercrombie

Fools boast of what they will do. Heroes do it.

— Joe Abercrombie

“Self-pity was for children and half-wits.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“A King must win. The rest is dust.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“You don’t have to be ready. You just have to go.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“The blade itself incites to deeds of violence’ Homer”

— Joe Abercrombie

“That got him thinking about his life. It seemed a bitter, pointless sort of a life now.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“It is my sad observation that some men always want more.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“Words are weapons. They should be handled with proper care.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“So often in life, moments that are long anticipated turn out to be profound disappointments.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“... Never worry about what has been done. Only about what will be.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“Life rarely turns out the way we expect. We must bend with the circumstances.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“When you're in hell, only a devil can point the way out.”

— Joe Abercrombie

But you can't truly hate a man without loving him first, and there's always a trace of that love left over.

— Joe Abercrombie

“But that was civilisation, so far as Logen could tell. People with nothing better to do, dreaming up ways to make easy…

— Joe Abercrombie

People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have…

— Joe Abercrombie

It's hard to stay calm when you're terrified, helpless, alone, at the mercy of men with no mercy at all.

— Joe Abercrombie

“Knives,’ muttered Calder, ‘and threats, and bribes, and war?’ Bayaz’ eyes shone with the lamplight. ‘Yes?’ ‘What kind of a fucking wizard…

— Joe Abercrombie

“I’d hate to be lost. But prepare yourself for the possibility of disappointment. Life is full of them.” And the manner of…

— Joe Abercrombie

I've made peace with myself. Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win. Didn't say I won. Just stopped…

— Joe Abercrombie

“A good leader can’t dwell on the choices he’s made, Threetrees used to tell him, and a good leader can’t help dwelling…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Looked at with the benefit of hindsight, his life, which at time had felt like a series of ingenious escapes, resembled rather…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Honour, eh? What the hell is that anyway? Every man thinks it's something different. You can't drink it. You can't fuck it.…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Dogman remembered the smell of her hair, the sound of her laugh, the feel of her back, pressed warm and soft against…

— Joe Abercrombie

“I'm no high judge of righteousness." "Who is?" "But I find this to be a good thing." "Don't let anyone know, it…

— Joe Abercrombie

“They've strengthened the walls since last year. I wouldn't fancy trying to storm the place." "Don't pretend you'd have the guts to…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Shoglig was talking shit. That old bitch didn’t know when I was going to die at all. If I’d known that I’d…

— Joe Abercrombie

“It all slips by so fast. Slips by and you hardly notice, like leaves on the water. Savour the little moments, son,…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Few indeed are those who get a choice. We do as we are told. We stand or fall beside those who were…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Cosca smiled up at the dragon, hands on hips. ‘It certainly is a remarkable curiosity. A magnificent relic. But against what is…

— Joe Abercrombie

“West couldn't simply leave the man like this, he didn't have it in him. "Goodman Heath," he said as he approached, and…

— Joe Abercrombie

“You ever have the feeling you were in the wrong place? That if you could just get over the next hill, cross…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Shivers had some pride still, and this prick’s sniggering was starting to grate on it. He’d have liked to just knock him…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Has it ever occured to you, Master Ninefingers, that a sword is different from other weapons? Axes and maces and so forth…

— Joe Abercrombie

“In general, Temple was forced to concede, he was a man who had failed to live up to his own high standards.…

— Joe Abercrombie

“He looked around at that one room, and the few things in it. He'd always thought retiring would be going back to…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Tenways showed his rotten teeth. ‘Fucking make me.’ ‘I’ll give it a try.’ A man came strolling out of the dark, just…

— Joe Abercrombie