Books Quote by K.J. Parker

“One of these days I’d really like to win a battle, rather than just stand quiet while they lose it at me. You know,…

— K.J. Parker

“Here lies Mago the boxer, of whom it may honestly be said that he never harmed anybody.”

— K.J. Parker

“It's sheer spitefulness to allow mortals to love because everybody dies but the love they cause to be in others doesn't die with them.…

— K.J. Parker

“The public,” he said, “bless them. It’s the same in tailoring: they always think they know more about your job than you do, and…

— K.J. Parker

“Most wars start because someone makes a mistake, and most battles are lost by the losing side rather than won by the victors. I'm…

— K.J. Parker

“He was astonished at how calm he found he was. Fear of death had always energised him, making him move far more quickly than…

— K.J. Parker

“Did you ever hear of a place called Sphoe?”

— K.J. Parker

“When you get to my age, you’ll find it’s fatally easy to forget to hate all your enemies all the time; and once you’ve…

— K.J. Parker

“When you come to rely on the written word, it's time to light the fire with it.”

— K.J. Parker

A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to…

— K.J. Parker

It doesn't matter if your ignorant so long as you can find people to know stuff for you.

— K.J. Parker

“It never ceases to amaze me how adaptable social geometry can be. Within a couple of days I went from being the centre of…

— K.J. Parker