--- title: "6 Coward Quotes By Joe Abercrombie" description: "6 Coward quotes by Joe Abercrombie. Plus more from Joe Abercrombie and more Coward sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/joe-abercrombie-791_coward_i-m-a-fucking-coward-maybe-craw-jerked-h_723806.png" --- > [“I'm a fucking coward." "Maybe." Craw jerked his thumb over his shoulder at Whirrun's corpse. "There's a hero. Tell me who's better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/i-m-a-fucking-coward-maybe-craw-jerked-his-thumb-over-his-shoulder-at/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/joe-abercrombie-791_coward_i-m-a-fucking-coward-maybe-craw-jerked-h_723806.png) > [“Courage can come fro many places, and be made of many things, and yesterday's coward can become tomorrow's hero in an instant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/courage-can-come-fro-many-places-and-be-made-of-many-things-and/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/joe-abercrombie-791_courage_courage-can-come-fro-many-places-and-be_796002.png) > [“My advice would be to find a good woman and steer well clear of the whole bloody business, and it’s a shame…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/my-advice-would-be-to-find-a-good-woman-and-steer-well-clear-of-the/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/joe-abercrombie-791_business_my-advice-would-be-to-find-a-good-woman_1727307.png) > [The man is a monster. The worst I have ever seen, in fact, since I last looked in the mirror. The truth?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/the-man-is-a-monster-the-worst-i-have-ever-seen-in-fact-since-i-last/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/joe-abercrombie-791_alive_the-man-is-a-monster-the-worst-i-have-ev_2070478.png) > [Hard words are for fools and cowards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/hard-words-are-for-fools-and-cowards/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/joe-abercrombie-791_coward_hard-words-are-for-fools-and-cowards-259_2596444.png) > [“He is dead and I, the self serving coward that I am, still live. Life is not fair. There is no pattern.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/he-is-dead-and-i-the-self-serving-coward-that-i-am-still-live-life-is/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/joe-abercrombie-791_coward_he-is-dead-and-i-the-self-serving-coward_2612249.jpg) ## Other authors on Coward ## More by Joe Abercrombie > [“She shrugged. “I fell. I’m a clumsy fool.” “I know how you feel. I’m such a fool I knocked half my teeth out and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/she-shrugged-i-fell-i-m-a-clumsy-fool-i-know-how-you-feel-i-m-such-a/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [Things aren't what they used to be' is the rallying cry of small minds. When men say things used to be better, they invariably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/things-aren-t-what-they-used-to-be-is-the-rallying-cry-of-small-minds/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“Mercy and weakness are the same thing in war, and there's no prize for nice behavior.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/mercy-and-weakness-are-the-same-thing-in-war-and-there-s-no-prize-for/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“The lowly have small ambitions, and are satisfied with small indulgences. They need not get fair treatment. They need only think that they do... ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/the-lowly-have-small-ambitions-and-are-satisfied-with-small/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“What do the dice say?" Dice say nothing. They are dice." Why roll'em, then?" They are dice. What else would I do with them?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/what-do-the-dice-say-dice-say-nothing-they-are-dice-why-roll-em-then/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“You have to realistic about these things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/you-have-to-realistic-about-these-things/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“That was the difference between a hero and a villain, a soldier and a murderer, a victory and a crime. Which side of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/that-was-the-difference-between-a-hero-and-a-villain-a-soldier-and-a/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“Nostalgia was becoming a favoured hobby of his. Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/nostalgia-was-becoming-a-favoured-hobby-of-his-strange-how-the-best/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“The only difference between war and murder is the number of dead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/the-only-difference-between-war-and-murder-is-the-number-of-dead/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/names-turned-over-by-time-like-the-plough-turning-the-soil-bringing/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“Knives,’ muttered Calder, ‘and threats, and bribes, and war?’ Bayaz’ eyes shone with the lamplight. ‘Yes?’ ‘What kind of a fucking wizard are you?’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/knives-muttered-calder-and-threats-and-bribes-and-war-bayaz-eyes/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“Straining and straining, getting nowhere, but unable to stop pushing in case the rock should fall and crush him. Meanwhile, arrogant bastards who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/straining-and-straining-getting-nowhere-but-unable-to-stop-pushing-in/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“Yarvi: 'If we had known the hardship of it, we might have chosen another.' Shidwala: 'So it is with many choices.' Yarvi: 'All we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/yarvi-if-we-had-known-the-hardship-of-it-we-might-have-chosen-another/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [Sometimes men change for the better. Sometimes men change for the worse. And often, very often, given time and opportunity . . .’ He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/sometimes-men-change-for-the-better-sometimes-men-change-for-the/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) > [“A bitter ending' said Yarvi. 'Many sweet stories have them', said Jaud.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-abercrombie/a-bitter-ending-said-yarvi-many-sweet-stories-have-them-said-jaud/) [Joe Abercrombie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-abercrombie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coward/joe-abercrombie/#itemlist", "name": "6 Coward Quotes By Joe Abercrombie", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I'm a fucking coward.\" \"Maybe.\" Craw jerked his thumb over his shoulder at Whirrun's corpse. \"There's a hero. 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