“But now I thought of Father, and it felt good to know I could still feel fear.” — Mark Lawrence Father Copy Share Image
Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak. — Mark Lawrence Pins Copy Share Image
I may be running out of options, but running out isn't an option. — Mark Lawrence Choice Copy Share Image
Cowards make the best torturers. Cowards understand fear and they can use it — Mark Lawrence Coward Copy Share Image
“Not going to die here. Swing low to cut off those reaching hands. These bastards don't even feel it. The bitch felt… — Mark Lawrence Going Die Copy Share Image
“Brother Maical's wisdom lies in knowing he is not clever and letting himself be led. The foolishness of mankind is that we… — Mark Lawrence Foolishness Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I just wanted to know what it was that I wanted. Maybe that is all that growing up means.” — Mark Lawrence Growing up Copy Share Image
It was a defeat, resorting to crude threats in a game of subtlety, but sometimes one must sacrifice a battle to win… — Mark Lawrence Battle Copy Share Image
“Orrin of Arrow might have given them bread. He might have resolved to change this place. I just walk through it. Later… — Mark Lawrence Bread Copy Share Image
“When all you have to look at is white, given time you will see a symphony in shades of pale.” — Mark Lawrence Symphony Copy Share Image
“I fell into unconsciousness reflecting rather abstractly that I'd never even known that there were two bones in a man's forearm.” — Mark Lawrence Unconsciousness Copy Share Image
You soon learn there’s no elegance or dignity in death if you spend time in the castle kitchens. You learn how ugly… — Mark Lawrence Beauty Copy Share Image
“it never gets above a level of cold I call ‘fuck that’ – as in you open the door, your face freezes… — Mark Lawrence Cold Copy Share Image
“If I think back on my successes, such as they are, they come as often as not from the simple exercise of… — Mark Lawrence Fitness Copy Share Image
“I guess even at nine I had a serious lack of spiritual purity, for my wounds soured within two days, and for… — Mark Lawrence Dark dreams Copy Share Image
“Words are steps along a path: the important thing is to get where you're going. You can play by all manner of… — Mark Lawrence Lies Copy Share Image
“Hurt spreads and grows and reaches out to break what’s good. Time heals all wounds, but often it’s only by the application… — Mark Lawrence Heals Copy Share Image
“As a child in poverty you never know that you're poor, the slums are the slums. They're home. They're what is. So… — Mark Lawrence Children Copy Share Image
“The desert is hot and boring, I’m sorry but that’s pretty much all there is to it. It’s also sandy, but rocks… — Mark Lawrence Desert Copy Share Image
“Beside me Makin looked to have retreated into that closed and lonely place that we all reach if we keep digging. Dig… — Mark Lawrence Deeper Hell Copy Share Image
“The Lights..." said Norv the Raw, as if we might not have noticed. Before any further statements of the obvious could be… — Mark Lawrence Doors Copy Share Image
“On the final stretch of the road we passed three or four hammer-stones set on the verges to honour the thunder-god. Snorri… — Mark Lawrence Journey Copy Share Image
“Cleverness builds ever more elaborate structures of self-justification… But in the end you know what is and what is not right. All… — Mark Lawrence Cleverness Copy Share Image
“To look into what will be isn’t unlike self-abuse. To watch yourself march through possibilities, to follow the truth through all those… — Mark Lawrence Hand holding 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… — Mark Lawrence Doing good Copy Share Image
“The Prince of Arrow has a much bigger army than you," Miana said. No "Your Highness" no "My Lord." "Yes, he does."… — Mark Lawrence Crowd Copy Share Image
“Those were great big angry men with sharp swords actually wanting to cut pieces off me. It’s not until you’ve seen a… — Mark Lawrence Battle 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… — Mark Lawrence Apocalypse Copy Share Image
“Can you think of anyone less likely than me to listen to an angel, Snorri?” — Mark Lawrence Angel Copy Share Image
“Assassination is murder with a touch more precision. Brother Sim is precise.” — Mark Lawrence Assassination Copy Share Image
“With an effort, the kind you use when confronting an unpleasant duty,” — Mark Lawrence Effort Copy Share Image
Questions for questions. You're a man who's spent time at court. — Mark Lawrence Court Copy Share Image
“They say that time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.” — Mark Lawrence Great teacher Copy Share Image
