--- title: "24 Locke Quotes By Scott Lynch" description: "24 Locke quotes by Scott Lynch. Plus more from Scott Lynch and more Locke sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/scott-lynch-1437_asshole_nice-bird-asshole-1895406_1895406.png" --- > [“Nice bird, asshole!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/nice-bird-asshole/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/scott-lynch-1437_asshole_nice-bird-asshole-1895406_1895406.png) > [“The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games—” “—is Locke Lamora—”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/the-only-person-who-gets-away-with-locke-lamora-games-is-locke-lamora/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/scott-lynch-1437_locke_the-only-person-who-gets-away-with-locke_2997707.png) > [“Go forth now and live, Locke Lamora. Live, uncertain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/go-forth-now-and-live-locke-lamora-live-uncertain/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/scott-lynch-1437_locke_go-forth-now-and-live-locke-lamora-live_1210706.png) > [“But time’s a river, Locke, and we’ve always drifted farther down it than we think.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/but-time-s-a-river-locke-and-we-ve-always-drifted-farther-down-it/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec0/scott-lynch-1437_locke_but-time-s-a-river-locke-and-we-ve-alway_312034.png) > [“Until you finally lose the strength for sarcasm, Locke, I wouldn’t hire any mourners.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/until-you-finally-lose-the-strength-for-sarcasm-locke-i-wouldn-t-hire/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/scott-lynch-1437_locke_until-you-finally-lose-the-strength-for_1516211.png) > [“We go now," said Locke, "or I leave you here to die. Understanding is a luxury; you don't get to have it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/we-go-now-said-locke-or-i-leave-you-here-to-die-understanding-is-a/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/scott-lynch-1437_learning_we-go-now-said-locke-or-i-leave-you-here_602534.png) > [“What thief does not fight to hold what he has?" "One that has something better," said Locke.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/what-thief-does-not-fight-to-hold-what-he-has-one-that-has-something/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/scott-lynch-1437_friendship-true-and_what-thief-does-not-fight-to-hold-what-h_1747540.png) > [“Locke sighed. 'So this is winning,' he said. 'It is,' replied Jean. 'It can go fuck itself,' said Locke.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/locke-sighed-so-this-is-winning-he-said-it-is-replied-jean-it-can-go/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/scott-lynch-1437_humor_locke-sighed-so-this-is-winning-he-said_523689.png) > [“It’s an old Camorri tradition for when a bunch of people are planning something stupid,” said Locke. “Actually, we have a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/it-s-an-old-camorri-tradition-for-when-a-bunch-of-people-are-planning/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/scott-lynch-1437_humour_it-s-an-old-camorri-tradition-for-when-a_1309663.png) > [“Yes," said Locke."Yes, Master Ibelius. I'm going to put that fucker in the dirt as deeply as any man who's ever been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/yes-said-locke-yes-master-ibelius-i-m-going-to-put-that-fucker-in-the/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/scott-lynch-1437_justice_yes-said-locke-yes-master-ibelius-i-m-go_3109812.png) > [“I'm not gong to kill you," said Locke I'm going to play a little game I like to call 'Scream in pain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-m-not-gong-to-kill-you-said-locke-i-m-going-to-play-a-little-game-i/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/scott-lynch-1437_gentlemen-bastards_i-m-not-gong-to-kill-you-said-locke-i-m_1140105.jpg) > [“ I want to hug you. And I want to tear your gods-damned head off. Both at once." "Ah," said Locke. "Near…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-want-to-hug-you-and-i-want-to-tear-your-gods-damned-head-off-both/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/scott-lynch-1437_family_i-want-to-hug-you-and-i-want-to-tear-you_1543354.png) > [“I shall give you a little prophecy, Locke Lamora, as best as I have seen it. 'Three things you must take up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-shall-give-you-a-little-prophecy-locke-lamora-as-best-as-i-have/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91e/scott-lynch-1437_locke_i-shall-give-you-a-little-prophecy-locke_2094179.jpg) > [“I keep asking myself," whispered Sabetha, giving Locke's arm a squeeze, "ARE we smarter than that woman's chicken?" "At the moment, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-keep-asking-myself-whispered-sabetha-giving-locke-s-arm-a-squeeze/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/scott-lynch-1437_fantasy_i-keep-asking-myself-whispered-sabetha-g_2205255.jpg) > [“The fact Locke didn't die instantly may be taken as proof that a human male can survive having every last warm drop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/the-fact-locke-didn-t-die-instantly-may-be-taken-as-proof-that-a/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/scott-lynch-1437_growing-pains_the-fact-locke-didn-t-die-instantly-may_2778725.jpg) > [“Mizzenmast,” bellowed Caldris, and Locke and Jean both fetched up short, breathing heavily. “Ship doesn’t bloody have one,” said Locke. “Just foremast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/mizzenmast-bellowed-caldris-and-locke-and-jean-both-fetched-up-short/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/scott-lynch-1437_gaze_mizzenmast-bellowed-caldris-and-locke-an_833269.png) > [“I can't wait to have words with the Gray King when this shit is all finished," Locke whispered. "There's a few things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-can-t-wait-to-have-words-with-the-gray-king-when-this-shit-is-all/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/scott-lynch-1437_locke_i-can-t-wait-to-have-words-with-the-gray_887138.jpg) > [“Jassaline's little potion seems to have brought up every meal I've had in the past five years." said Locke. "Nothing left to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/jassaline-s-little-potion-seems-to-have-brought-up-every-meal-i-ve/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/scott-lynch-1437_five-years_jassaline-s-little-potion-seems-to-have_2875100.jpg) > [“Just one question, you arrogant fucking cocksucker" said Locke. "I'll grant the Lamora part is easy to spot; the truth is, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/just-one-question-you-arrogant-fucking-cocksucker-said-locke-i-ll/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/scott-lynch-1437_locke_just-one-question-you-arrogant-fucking-c_2797153.jpg) > [“Am I making myself clear, Orrin? I don't regret how I've lived these past few years. I move where I will. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/am-i-making-myself-clear-orrin-i-don-t-regret-how-i-ve-lived-these/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/scott-lynch-1437_captain_am-i-making-myself-clear-orrin-i-don-t-r_2944111.png) > [“Ibelius," said Jean. "If what Locke is doing were lurking about, corpses could be acrobats.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/ibelius-said-jean-if-what-locke-is-doing-were-lurking-about-corpses/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/scott-lynch-1437_dead_ibelius-said-jean-if-what-locke-is-doing_108014.png) > [“Chains used to claim that there’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated,” said Locke.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/chains-used-to-claim-that-there-s-no-freedom-quite-like-the-freedom/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e2/scott-lynch-1437_freedom_chains-used-to-claim-that-there-s-no-fre_1026486.png) > [“Good. Well. Shit." Locke rubbed his gloved hands together. "I guess that's that. I'm all out of rhetorical flourishes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/good-well-shit-locke-rubbed-his-gloved-hands-together-i-guess-that-s/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f9/scott-lynch-1437_hands-together_good-well-shit-locke-rubbed-his-gloved-h_1067400.png) > [“Ha! Yes. When anyone tells you habits die hard, Locke, they’re lying—it seems they never die at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/ha-yes-when-anyone-tells-you-habits-die-hard-locke-they-re-lying-it/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/scott-lynch-1437_die-hard_ha-yes-when-anyone-tells-you-habits-die_74081.png) ## Other authors on Locke ## More by Scott Lynch > [“Please, boy. Let’s not start out with either of us insulting the other’s intelligence. There are only three people in life you can never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/please-boy-let-s-not-start-out-with-either-of-us-insulting-the-other/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“Gentlemen Bastards." hissed Locke, "do not abandon one another, and we do not run when we owe vengeance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/gentlemen-bastards-hissed-locke-do-not-abandon-one-another-and-we-do/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“Ha! Yes. When anyone tells you habits die hard, Locke, they’re lying—it seems they never die at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/ha-yes-when-anyone-tells-you-habits-die-hard-locke-they-re-lying-it/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“ESPARA, FORMERLY a seat of prestige only one step below Therim Pel itself, had descended from its imperial years the way some men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/espara-formerly-a-seat-of-prestige-only-one-step-below-therim-pel/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [Advice,' Doña Vorchenza chuckled. 'Advice. The years play a sort of alchemical trick, transmuting one's mutterings to a state of respectability. Give advice at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/advice-do-a-vorchenza-chuckled-advice-the-years-play-a-sort-of/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“Ibelius," said Jean. "If what Locke is doing were lurking about, corpses could be acrobats.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/ibelius-said-jean-if-what-locke-is-doing-were-lurking-about-corpses/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/any-man-can-fart-in-a-closed-room-and-say-that-he-commands-the-wind/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“What an interesting choice of words. “Not real, and never were.” Could there be any more appropriate literature for men of our profession? Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/what-an-interesting-choice-of-words-not-real-and-never-were-could/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“Why were all his fantasies so calamitous for that table, which had done him no injury?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/why-were-all-his-fantasies-so-calamitous-for-that-table-which-had/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“I more proudly take a speck from a man with empty pockets,” said Sabetha, “than riches from a man whose purse stays heavy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-more-proudly-take-a-speck-from-a-man-with-empty-pockets-said/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“He was bewildered at how quickly he had escaped his old life and fallen into this new one with strangely pleasant crazy people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/he-was-bewildered-at-how-quickly-he-had-escaped-his-old-life-and/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [I think piracy is a bit like drinking. You want to stay out all night doing it, you pay the price the next day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-think-piracy-is-a-bit-like-drinking-you-want-to-stay-out-all-night/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“That's a sweet piece," said Jean, briefly forgetting to be aggravated. "You didn't snatch that off a street." "No," said Locke, before taking another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/that-s-a-sweet-piece-said-jean-briefly-forgetting-to-be-aggravated/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“But time’s a river, Locke, and we’ve always drifted farther down it than we think.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/but-time-s-a-river-locke-and-we-ve-always-drifted-farther-down-it/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) > [“I understand, my lord. I…don’t wish to embarrass you again.” “Embarrass me? Jean, you misunderstand.” Maranzalla kicked idly at the toy rapier, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-understand-my-lord-i-don-t-wish-to-embarrass-you-again-embarrass-me/) [Scott Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lynch/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/locke/scott-lynch/#itemlist", "name": "24 Locke Quotes By Scott Lynch", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Nice bird, asshole!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/nice-bird-asshole/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/scott-lynch-1437_asshole_nice-bird-asshole-1895406_1895406.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/scott-lynch-1437_asshole_nice-bird-asshole-1895406_1895406.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/scott-lynch-1437_asshole_nice-bird-asshole-1895406_1895406.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Nice bird, asshole!” — Scott Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games—” “—is Locke Lamora—”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/the-only-person-who-gets-away-with-locke-lamora-games-is-locke-lamora/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/scott-lynch-1437_locke_the-only-person-who-gets-away-with-locke_2997707.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/scott-lynch-1437_locke_the-only-person-who-gets-away-with-locke_2997707.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/scott-lynch-1437_locke_the-only-person-who-gets-away-with-locke_2997707.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games—” “—is Locke Lamora—” — Scott Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Go forth now and live, Locke Lamora. 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I'm going to put that fucker in the dirt as deeply as any man who's ever been murdered, ever since the world began.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/yes-said-locke-yes-master-ibelius-i-m-going-to-put-that-fucker-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/scott-lynch-1437_justice_yes-said-locke-yes-master-ibelius-i-m-go_3109812.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/scott-lynch-1437_justice_yes-said-locke-yes-master-ibelius-i-m-go_3109812.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/scott-lynch-1437_justice_yes-said-locke-yes-master-ibelius-i-m-go_3109812.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Yes,\" said Locke.\"Yes, Master Ibelius. 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And I want to tear your gods-damned head off. Both at once.\" \"Ah,\" said Locke. \"Near as I can tell, that’s the definition of 'family' right there.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-want-to-hug-you-and-i-want-to-tear-your-gods-damned-head-off-both/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/scott-lynch-1437_family_i-want-to-hug-you-and-i-want-to-tear-you_1543354.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/scott-lynch-1437_family_i-want-to-hug-you-and-i-want-to-tear-you_1543354.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/scott-lynch-1437_family_i-want-to-hug-you-and-i-want-to-tear-you_1543354.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to hug you. And I want to tear your gods-damned head off. 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You’ve undone my subtle ruse, Master Kosta. Get your bloody uniform and we’ll let you act the peacock for a few hours.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/mizzenmast-bellowed-caldris-and-locke-and-jean-both-fetched-up-short/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/scott-lynch-1437_gaze_mizzenmast-bellowed-caldris-and-locke-an_833269.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/scott-lynch-1437_gaze_mizzenmast-bellowed-caldris-and-locke-an_833269.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/scott-lynch-1437_gaze_mizzenmast-bellowed-caldris-and-locke-an_833269.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mizzenmast,” bellowed Caldris, and Locke and Jean both fetched up short, breathing heavily. “Ship doesn’t…” — Scott Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I can't wait to have words with the Gray King when this shit is all finished,\" Locke whispered. \"There's a few things I want to ask him. Philosophical questions. Like, 'How does it feel to be dangled out a window by a rope tied around your balls, motherfucker?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/i-can-t-wait-to-have-words-with-the-gray-king-when-this-shit-is-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/scott-lynch-1437_locke_i-can-t-wait-to-have-words-with-the-gray_887138.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/scott-lynch-1437_locke_i-can-t-wait-to-have-words-with-the-gray_887138.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/scott-lynch-1437_locke_i-can-t-wait-to-have-words-with-the-gray_887138.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can't wait to have words with the Gray King when this shit is all finished,\" Locke whispered. \"There's a…” — Scott Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Jassaline's little potion seems to have brought up every meal I've had in the past five years.\" said Locke. \"Nothing left to spit up but my naked soul. Make sure it isn't floating around in one of those before you toss them, right?\" \"I think I see it,\" Jean said. \"Nasty, crooked little thing it is too; you're better off with it floating out to sea.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/jassaline-s-little-potion-seems-to-have-brought-up-every-meal-i-ve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/scott-lynch-1437_five-years_jassaline-s-little-potion-seems-to-have_2875100.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/scott-lynch-1437_five-years_jassaline-s-little-potion-seems-to-have_2875100.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/scott-lynch-1437_five-years_jassaline-s-little-potion-seems-to-have_2875100.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jassaline's little potion seems to have brought up every meal I've had in the past five years.\" said Locke…” — Scott Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Just one question, you arrogant fucking cocksucker\" said Locke. \"I'll grant the Lamora part is easy to spot; the truth is, I didn't know about the apt translation when I took the name. I borrowed it from this old sausage dealer who was kind to me once, back in Catchfire before the plague. I just liked the way it sounded. \"But what the fuck\" he said slowly, \"ever gave you the idea that Locke was the first name I was actually born with?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Lynch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lynch/just-one-question-you-arrogant-fucking-cocksucker-said-locke-i-ll/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/scott-lynch-1437_locke_just-one-question-you-arrogant-fucking-c_2797153.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/scott-lynch-1437_locke_just-one-question-you-arrogant-fucking-c_2797153.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/scott-lynch-1437_locke_just-one-question-you-arrogant-fucking-c_2797153.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just one question, you arrogant fucking cocksucker\" said Locke. \"I'll grant the Lamora part is easy to spot…” — Scott Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 20, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Am I making myself clear, Orrin? I don't regret how I've lived these past few years. I move where I will. I set no appointments. I guard no borders. What landbound king has the freedom of a ship's captain? The Sea of Brass provides. When I need haste, it gives me winds. When I need gold, it gives me galleons.\" Thieves prosper, thought Locke. The rich remember. He made his decision, and gripped the rail to avoid shaking. \"Only gods-damned fools die for lines drawn on maps,\" said Zamira. \"But nobody can draw lines around my ship. 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