651 Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

Somewhere in the shadows a clock vomited up a few sluggish chimes.

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

Isern squelched up the bank with Rikke’s dripping trousers. ‘Clean as new snow! Your only stench now shall be of youth and disappointment.

And, almost without realizing it, respect can develop. Liking. Even love.′ Laithlin’s voice seemed suddenly broken. “Almost... without realizing it.

There’s always good men on both sides of a good fight.

I have a plan,” said Nothing. “Does it involve a sword?” asked Jaud. A pause. “All my plans do.” “Do you have a sword?” Another. “No.” “How will your plan work without one?” muttered Sumael. A third. “Death waits for us all.

We all got our reasons... good men and bad men. It’s all a matter of where you stand.

Repetition – the curse of the old.

Fighting every fight you’re offered doesn’t make you a big man, it makes you a fool.