651 Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.

I span the entire geek spectrum.

You should laugh every moment you live, for you'll find it decidedly difficult afterwards.

Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.

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

A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap.

History is littered with dead good men

Hard words are for fools and cowards.

Fearlessness is a fool's boast, to my mind. The only men with no fear in them are dead, or the soon to be dead, maybe. Fear teaches you caution, and respect for your enemy, and to avoid sharp edges used in anger. All good things in their place, believe me. Fear can bring you out alive, and that's the very best anyone can hope for from any fight. Every man who's worth a damn feels fear. It's the use you make of it that counts.