651 Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

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    You, that judge men by the handle and the sheath, how can I make you know a good blade?’ Jedediah.

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    There’s no need to rush, Arch Lector. That’s the trouble with good legs, you tend to run around too much. If you have trouble moving, on the other hand, you don’t move until you damn well know it’s time.

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    Everyone finds a way to make their side the right one, after all.

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    Glorious victories make fine songs, Yarvi, but inglorious ones are no worse once the bards are done with them. Glorious defeats, meanwhile, are just defeats.

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    Suffering is what gives a man strength, my boy, just as the steel most hammered turns out the hardest.” The old man winced as he squatted down beside Jezal. “Anyone can face ease and success with confidence. It is the way we face trouble and misfortune that defines us.

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    When do I rest, then?” “In the songs of great heroes, do you hear often of resting?

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    He’s a bloody idiot who knows nothing about anything, but he was born with a cock, so he gets to decide for all of us.

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    The faster you run from the past, the faster it catches you. All you can do is turn to face it. Embrace it. Try and meet the future wiser for it.

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