I maintain a balanced view of the world, but that balance is always in my favour. — Mark Lawrence Balance Copy Share Image
“I studied in the mathema, even pieced together a little of their door.” — Mark Lawrence Door Copy Share Image
“I’ll lick a leper’s neck before I take a lung-full o’ your stench, Brother Row.” — Mark Lawrence Leper Copy Share Image
It is purity of spirit that will keep corruption from the flesh — Mark Lawrence Corruption Copy Share Image
“So what was that about?" Makin asked, striding up behind. "They shot my idiot," I said.” — Mark Lawrence Idiot Said Copy Share Image
“Killing takes space. You need to move, to advance, to withdraw, and sometimes to just plain run for it.” — Mark Lawrence Advance Copy Share Image
“Man is doomed to repeat his mistakes time and again because he learns only from experience.” — Mark Lawrence Failure Copy Share Image
“Hers the unvoiced everything of first love, tongue-tied, ineloquent, the refusal to sully so sharp and golden a feeling with anything as… — Mark Lawrence First love Copy Share Image
Humanity can be divided into madmen and cowards. My personal tragedy is in being born into a world where sanity is held… — Mark Lawrence Born Copy Share Image
“Father Gomst will pray for your soul,” I said. “And forgive me the sins I incur in detaching it from your body.” — Mark Lawrence Parenting Copy Share Image
“Some natural disasters were preferable to the sorts that people could wreak upon each other.” — Mark Lawrence Disasters Copy Share Image
“Let the wilds temper you, and if you weather it, in time the prodigal will return, a viper to his father’s bosom.… — Mark Lawrence Parenting Copy Share Image
“A man is made of memories. It is all we are. Captured moments, the smell of a place, scenes played out time… — Mark Lawrence Captured moments Copy Share Image
“I kept my voice calm. It wasn't hard, I was calm. Anger carries less horror with it, men understand anger. It promises… — Mark Lawrence Calm Copy Share Image
I’ll tell you now. That silence almost beat me. It’s the silence that scares me. It’s the blank page on which I… — Mark Lawrence Beats Copy Share Image
“A warrior fears the battle he missed. More than any fight he can make his own, he fears the fight that’s gone,… — Mark Lawrence Arms 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.… — Mark Lawrence Motivational Copy Share Image
“Strange how deeper the hole the stronger it draws a man. The fascination that lives on the keenest edge, and sparkles on… — Mark Lawrence Depths Copy Share Image
And when pain bites, men bargain. Boys too. We twist and turn, we plead and beg, we offer our tormentors what he… — Mark Lawrence Bite me Copy Share Image
“I followed but I held my tongue. I'd seen children tag after grown men throwing question after question, but I had put… — Mark Lawrence Children Copy Share Image
Running ain't no bad thing. Leastways if you run in the right direction. — Mark Lawrence Bad thing Copy Share Image
“Mountains are pretty at a distance, but my advice is to never let them get to be more than scenery.” — Mark Lawrence Mountain Copy Share Image
“She gave me a smile that left me wondering if I wanted to slap it off her, or kiss it.” — Mark Lawrence Smile Copy Share Image
I wanted to go home and if Hell rose up to stop me, it would make me desire it more. — Mark Lawrence Desire Copy Share Image
You can't grow if you're constantly defined by this collection of frozen moments that you keep returning to. And if you can't… — Mark Lawrence Alive Copy Share Image
“Christ Bleeding,” Makin said, staring into the valley below us. “How…” “Topology,” I said. “It’s a kind of magic.” — Mark Lawrence Topology Said Copy Share Image
“The Queen of Red watched on, with Katherine and the Silent Sister, all three of them studying me as if I were… — Mark Lawrence Watched Copy Share Image
Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner, but still you'll find an… — Mark Lawrence Cutting Copy Share Image
“My personal tragedy is in being born into a world where sanity is held to be a character flaw.” — Mark Lawrence Character Copy Share Image
You got responsibilities when you’re a leader. You got a responsibility not to kill too many of your men. Or who’re you… — Mark Lawrence Leader Copy Share Image
“The way I’d put it,” said Makin, “is that Rike can’t make an omelet without wading thigh deep in the blood of… — Mark Lawrence Chicken Copy Share Image
Most men have at least one redeeming feature. Finding one for Brother Rike requires a stretch. Is 'big' a redeeming feature? — Mark Lawrence Bigs Copy Share Image
There is no sound more annoying than the chatter of a child, and none more sad than the silence they leave when… — Mark Lawrence Annoying Copy Share Image
“I took the Nuban's bow. I didn't trust the midget to be able to run down any thieves, and besides, I might… — Mark Lawrence Clown Copy Share Image
“Ravens! Always the ravens. They settled on the gables of the church even before the injured became the dead.” — Mark Lawrence Ravens Copy Share Image
