651 Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

Guilt is a luxury reserved for those still breathing and with no unbearable pain, cold or hunger demanding all their fickle attention.

It can be a terrible curse for a man to get everything he ever dreamed of. If the shining prizes turn out somehow to be empty baubles, he is left without even his dreams for comfort.

A minister stands for Father Peace, but a good one is no stranger to Mother War.

Why do I do it, when it always hurts me? Why must we test the pain? Tongue the ulcer, rub the blister, pick the scab?

The world is full of monsters, after all. Perhaps the best one can hope for is to have the most terrible on your side.

Once you set your mind on killing, it is hard to choose the number of the dead.

Why give them a proper burning?” Rulf caught the lad by the arm. “Because if we beat beggars here, we’re no better than beggars. If we beat great men, we’re greater still.

Memories sharp enough to cut himself on – the smells, the sounds, the feel of the air on his skin, the desperate hope and mad anger.

The gods love to laugh at a happy man, however.