“Then, once he had eaten, he would ask the spirits for guidance. Their guidance was pretty useless, but the company would be… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Hurray', shouted Glokta. 'Porridge again!'He looked over at the motionless Practical. 'Porridge and honey, better than money, everything's funny, with porridge and… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Well, he’s scraping up what there is. Reckon we’ll need every ready hand when it comes to a battle. Yours too, maybe.’… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“If you have a plan," hissed Sumael from the corner of her mouth, "now would be the time." "I have a plan,"… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Why do big men tend to have such little brains? Perhaps they get by on brawn too often, and their minds dry… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“My name is Nicomo Cosca, famed solider of fortune, and I am here for dinner.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“I've been on jobs like that before, everyone stuck on the money not the work, watching their backs every minute. Bad for… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“One act presses upon another, on a path we have no choice but to follow, and each time there are reasons. We… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“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… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
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… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Mercy and weakness are the same thing in war, and there's no prize for nice behavior.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“The lowly have small ambitions, and are satisfied with small indulgences. They need not get fair treatment. They need only think that they do... ” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“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?” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“That was the difference between a hero and a villain, a soldier and a murderer, a victory and a crime. Which side of a… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Nostalgia was becoming a favoured hobby of his. Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“The only difference between war and murder is the number of dead.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud. — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Knives,’ muttered Calder, ‘and threats, and bribes, and war?’ Bayaz’ eyes shone with the lamplight. ‘Yes?’ ‘What kind of a fucking wizard are you?’… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Straining and straining, getting nowhere, but unable to stop pushing in case the rock should fall and crush him. Meanwhile, arrogant bastards who were… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
