--- title: "1 Noun Thing Quotes By Brian Staveley" description: "1 Noun Thing quotes by Brian Staveley. Plus more from Brian Staveley and more Noun Thing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/brian-staveley-24749_action_i-d-been-treating-love-like-a-thing-an-a_3068183.jpg" --- > [“I'd been treating love like a thing, an achievement, a trophy to be and hung around my neck. People talk about it that way sometimes. My love for you is undying. He never knew my love. It is an error…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/i-d-been-treating-love-like-a-thing-an-achievement-a-trophy-to-be-and/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/brian-staveley-24749_action_i-d-been-treating-love-like-a-thing-an-a_3068183.jpg) ## More by Brian Staveley > [“Men tend to die when you slide steel beneath their skin and wiggle it around. Even priests.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/men-tend-to-die-when-you-slide-steel-beneath-their-skin-and-wiggle-it/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“This is what we are for, Alin,” the older guardsman said, turning to his companion. Adare had never heard anyone use Birch’s first name.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/this-is-what-we-are-for-alin-the-older-guardsman-said-turning-to-his/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“Pain is suffering because we want to be free of it, and pleasure is suffering because we fear to lose it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/pain-is-suffering-because-we-want-to-be-free-of-it-and-pleasure-is/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“among a soft folk obsessed with words, choosing the right word is nearly as important as doing the right thing.” The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/among-a-soft-folk-obsessed-with-words-choosing-the-right-word-is/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“There’s no blade as keen as surprise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/there-s-no-blade-as-keen-as-surprise/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“Often there is no good path. That does not mean we should not walk.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/often-there-is-no-good-path-that-does-not-mean-we-should-not-walk/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“It’s built into the job. Bakers have flour, fishermen have nets, and leaders have lies.” Adare”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/it-s-built-into-the-job-bakers-have-flour-fishermen-have-nets-and/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“every son should have a chance to know his father, not as a child knows his protector, but as a man knows another man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/every-son-should-have-a-chance-to-know-his-father-not-as-a-child/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“Resist faith. Resist trust. Believe only in what you touch with your hands. The rest is error and air.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/resist-faith-resist-trust-believe-only-in-what-you-touch-with-your/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“The process is the goal,” Kaden responded innocently, trying not to feel smug. It was about time one of those Shin maxims worked in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/the-process-is-the-goal-kaden-responded-innocently-trying-not-to-feel/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“You squint hard enough, and everything starts to look suspicious.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/you-squint-hard-enough-and-everything-starts-to-look-suspicious/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“Assume nothing,’” he said. The first chapter of the Tactics. “If we figure everyone might be a murderer, we’re less likely to be disappointed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/assume-nothing-he-said-the-first-chapter-of-the-tactics-if-we-figure/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“We all have our hobbies,” Kaden replied. He could have been discussing farming techniques.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/we-all-have-our-hobbies-kaden-replied-he-could-have-been-discussing/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“The ablest swordsman, Hendran wrote, the consummate tactician, the peerless general: All seem invulnerable until luck turns against them. Make no mistake—place a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/the-ablest-swordsman-hendran-wrote-the-consummate-tactician-the/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) > [“Triste lay in a heap, her dress hitched up around her thighs, whimpering and shuddering until Gwenna shifted to kick her ungently in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-staveley/triste-lay-in-a-heap-her-dress-hitched-up-around-her-thighs/) [Brian Staveley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-staveley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/noun-thing/brian-staveley/#itemlist", "name": "1 Noun Thing Quotes By Brian Staveley", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I'd been treating love like a thing, an achievement, a trophy to be and hung around my neck. People talk about it that way sometimes. 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