Things aren't what they used to be' is the rallying cry of small minds. When men say things used to be better,… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“If you change your mind about the knife,' Grom called after him, smiling all the while, 'you can seek me out.' [...]… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“A lot of wasted time, to the Dogman's mind, but once you've been fool enough to ask for a task, you better… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“An open mind is like to an open wound,' growled Glokta. 'Vulnerable to poison.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“The Great Leveller,’ Dogman whispered to himself, since he was in a thoughtful frame of mind. That’s what the hillmen call him.… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Armour …’ mused Whirrun, licking a finger and scrubbing some speck of dirt from the pommel of his sword, ‘is part of… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Armour... is part of a state of mind... in which you admit the possibility... of being hit. — 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
“A man doesn't put on a mask unless he's got some dark work in mind.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Fearlessness is a fool's boast, to my mind. The only men with no fear in them are dead, or the soon to… — 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
