Best Joe Abercrombie Quotes
- The man is a monster. The worst I have ever seen, in fact, since I last looked in the mirror. The truth? I am rotting… Alive
- Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud. Bringing
- What’s the difference? Fill a hundred pits with dead Northmen, congratulations, have a parade! Kill one man in the same uniform as you? A crime.… All
- A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap. Bread
- Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity, and above all, no remorse All
- All your life spent getting ready for the next thing. I climbed a lot of hills now. I crossed a lot of rivers. Crossed the… All
- Only it’s just the same. In fact, do you know, because of all that pressure, and worry, and fear, it’s worse. There aren’t many men… Actually Work
- A friendship between a man and a woman was what you called it when one had been pursuing the other for a long time and… Anywhere
- I span the entire geek spectrum. Entire
- That's what courage is. Taking your disappointments and your failures, your guilt and your shame, all the wounds received and inflicted, and sinking them in… All
- Sometimes when I'm really enjoying a book, I'll read a sentence or paragraph and just think - how can someone's head be wired in such… Book
- 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 something else. Advice
- It is easy to forget how much you have, when your eyes are always fixed on what you have not. Always Fixed
- Sometimes men change for the better. Sometimes men change for the worse. And often, very often, given time and opportunity . . .’ He waved… Better
- 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 mean… All
- Love is a fine cushion to rest upon, but only hate can make you a better person. Better
- More often than not bad luck meant bad plans. Bad
- The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes. Fool
- If life has taught me one thing, it's that there are no villains. Only people, doing their best. Best
- Fear has made them sloppy. The world teeters at a precipe. All scared to take a step in case they put a foot into empty… Air
- Fools boast of what they will do. Heroes do it. Boast
- The wise wait for their moment, but never let it pass. Inspirational
- You don’t pick your family, you take what you’re given and you make the best of it. Best
- I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the… Admired
- I think the further away you get from completing a book, the more responses you see to it from readers, the more your own tastes… Book