“We weren't meant to live forever, nor dwell in solitude. A life without change is no life.” — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“That's not a plan. That's a way to get a death so famously stupid that they'll be laughing about it in alehouses… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“We came to woodlands, with leaves unfurling on every branch, as if one blow of spring's green hammer had set them exploding… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Nothing can be cut away. Even the worst of our memories is part of the foundation that keeps us in the world.” — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“I would shake the world until its teeth rattled if that was required to have it spit out an answer.” — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“It’s the silence that scares me. It’s the blank page on which I can write my own fears.” — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“All men will dig their heels in if pushed enough. All men will reach the point that they say "no" for no… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“And what is it you think I'm so good at?" I asked. He shrugged. "Playing a role. Filling in for lost years… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“When pain bites, men bargain. Boys too. We twist and turn, we plead and beg, we offer our tormentor what he wants… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Assassination is murder with a touch more precision. Brother Sim is precise.” — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“We all practice self-deception to a degree; no man can handle complete honesty without being cut at each turn. There's not enough room in… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“I've been known to be contrary. When something pushes me, I shove back. Even if the one doing the pushing is me. It would… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
There's a slope down toward evil, a gentle gradient that can be ignored at each step, unfelt. It's not until you look back, see… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“And that’s the riddle of existence for you. When to move and when to stay. Dwell too long and we become the prisoner of… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Fire isn’t patient. Fire does not negotiate. I should have known these things.” — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
No half measures. Some things can’t be cut in half. You can’t half-love someone. You can’t half-betray, or half-lie. — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“We wrap up our violent and mysterious world in a pretense of understanding. We paper over the voids of our comprehension with science and… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
“A time of terror comes. A dark time. The graves continue to open and the Dead King prepares to sail.But the world holds worse… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
