651 Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

It can be a fearsome weapon, patience. One that few men ever learn to use.

Men must sometimes do what they do not like if they are to be remembered. It is through struggle, not ease, that fame and honour are won. It is through conflict, not peace, that wealth and power are gained.

It’s a fool who makes folk choose too often between loyalty and good sense.

The wise speaker first learns when to stay silent.

I always thought of being together as the end of the work. Turns out it’s where the work starts.

Dogman remembered the smell of her hair, the sound of her laugh, the feel of her back, pressed warm and soft against his belly while she slept. Well-used memories, picked over and worn thin like a favourite shirt.

One body might just be a coincidence. Two make a conspiracy.

You keep an oath not for the oath but for yourself.

What’s the plan now, then?’ ‘Plans have a habit o’ falling apart when you lean on ’em,’ said Lamb. ‘We’ll just have to think up another.’ The Kantic cracked a bastard of a frown. ‘I do not like a man who breaks an agreement.’ ‘Try and push me off a cliff.’ Lamb gave Jubair a flat stare. ‘We can find out who God likes best.’ Jubair pressed one fingertip against his lips and considered that for a long, silent moment. Then he shrugged. ‘I prefer not to trouble God with every little thing.