We came to woodlands, with leaves unfurling on every…

“Clean air; bird song; fresh flowers; and the leaves unfurling on the twigs.”

— Pierre D'Alverne

“They say that time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.”

— Mark Lawrence

“War, my friends, is a thing of beauty.”

— Mark Lawrence

“In a duel, man to man, sword against sword, it can be a lack of skill that gets you killed. Often as not, though,…

— Mark Lawrence

“A Dark time comes. My time. If it offends you. Stop Me.”

— Mark Lawrence

“Men who are certain of everything—well perhaps they're not men at all.”

— Mark Lawrence

“A victim who believes himself anticipated at every turn is not only crippled by uncertainty but also easier to predict.”

— Mark Lawrence

“And why did they choose to follow me? Why did you?" I asked… "I follow you because I'm tired of war. I would see…

— Mark Lawrence

“And in the moments of rest, when we orphans faced each other, mud-cheeked, leaning on our forks, there's a camaraderie that builds without you…

— Mark Lawrence

“The Lights..." said Norv the Raw, as if we might not have noticed. Before any further statements of the obvious could be made doors…

— Mark Lawrence

“When you've committed yourself to violence it takes an almost inhuman effort to stop short. It's one of those things that once you've started…

— Mark Lawrence

“In the end though, everybody dies, but not everybody lives—the climber, though he may die young, will have lived.”

— Mark Lawrence

“A time of terror comes. A dark time. The graves continue to open and the Dead King prepares to sail.But the world holds worse…

— Mark Lawrence

“We wrap up our violent and mysterious world in a pretense of understanding. We paper over the voids of our comprehension with science and…

— Mark Lawrence

“It's what I am, and if you want excuses, come and take them.”

— Mark Lawrence