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Cowardice Quote by Joe Abercrombie

“I'm a fucking coward." "Maybe." Craw jerked his thumb over his shoulder at Whirrun's corpse. "There's a hero. Tell me who's better off.” quote by Joe Abercrombie — Download Open image

““I'm a fucking coward." "Maybe." Craw jerked his thumb over his shoulder at Whirrun's corpse. "There's a hero. Tell me who's better off.””

Joe Abercrombie

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