Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Sometimes men change for the better. Sometimes men change for the worse. And often, very often, given time and opportunity . .… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“It could give you some tough moments, your word. Could force you into places you didn't want to be, could serve you… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“That blood only makes more blood. That settling one score only starts another. That war gives a bastard of a sour taste… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“There was a time he’d heard tales of Dab Sweet and he’d stuck thumbs in his belt and chin to the sky… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Bury it with me. Time was I thought it was a blessing and a curse. But it’s only a curse, and I… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“No one cares about the past any more,’ he whispered. ‘They don’t see that you can’t have a future without a past.’… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“So often in life, moments that are long anticipated turn out to be profound disappointments.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“patience is the chief of virtues," his father used to say, and "you won't cross the mountains in a day." Time might… — 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
“Tell your father he must come himself. I do not waste my time on fools and younger sons. I am old fashioned… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back. — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“He felt a strange urge, right then, just to put his head down and walk past, off into the night and never… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“We do what we must, we do what we are told, we do what is easiest. What else can we do but… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Savor the little moments, son, that's my advice. They're what life is. All the little things that happen while you're waiting for… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“All the great heroes of old, you know - the great kings, the great generals - they all faced adversity from time… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Here is the perennial trouble with burying your past. Others are forever trying to dig it up.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“This is stupid." "Look. You think how stupid people are most of the time. Old men drink. Women at a village fair.… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“These are dangerous times alright, and yet danger and opportunity often walk hand in hand.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Cosca smiled up at the dragon, hands on hips. ‘It certainly is a remarkable curiosity. A magnificent relic. But against what is… — 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
“If you clenched your teeth hard enough, and took enough strides, you could get anywhere. One painful, weary, freezing, guilty step at… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Her knee caught him between the legs with pitiless accuracy, driving the wind from his chest, making him teeter for a breathless… — 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
