651 Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

No one cares about the past any more,′ he whispered. ‘They don’t see that you can’t have a future without a past.

And he realized then that he had not lost all those times in the training square because he lacked the skill, or the strength, or even a hand. He had lacked the will. And somewhere on the South Wind, somewhere in the trackless ice, somewhere in this ancient ruin, he had found it.

The food of fear is ignorance, Mother Gundring used to say. The death of fear is knowledge. When you study a race of men you find they are just men like any others.

He was one of those men loves to be despised. That treats loathing like gold, to be clawed for and hoarded up. He hadn’t learned yet that hate’s the one thing never runs out.

Battles may sometimes be won by the brave, but wars are always won by the clever.

Honest men are so very rare, they are often mistaken for criminals, for rebels, for madmen. What were your crimes, anyway, but to be different?

Just keep your mouth shut and smile. That’s always good advice.’ Jezal.

A look of fury, a look of pain, a look of hatred you can trust. A smile can hide anything.

I hope this is a lesson to you. Never take eggs from a metal-eyed man.