651 Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

By swap news do you mean drink?" "I do, and that excessively.

The gods hate those who plan badly, and help those with good friends, good swords, and good sense.

A dour-faced woman was working at a spinning wheel on a doorstep, and she frowned at Logen as he walked past with the unconscious apprentice over his shoulder. Logen smiled back at her. She was no beauty, that was sure, but it had been a very long time. The woman ducked into her house and kicked the door shut, leaving the wheel spinning. Logen sighed. The old magic was still there.

You can always make enemies of your friends,' said Sumael. 'Making friends of your enemies is harder labor.

Remember, though, that you are the king's observer, not the king's champion.

Fear has made them sloppy. The world teeters at a precipe. All scared to take a step in case they put a foot into empty air. The instinct of self-preservation. It can destroy a man's efficiency.

There is always a way

When you're in hell, only a devil can point the way out.

So the fox killed his brother, the wolf. (Mother Scaer)