546 Quotes by Mark Lawrence

In a duel, man to man, sword against sword, it can be a lack of skill that gets you killed. Often as not, though, it'll be a matter of luck, or if it goes on too long, then it'll be the man who tires first that tends to die.In the end it's about staying power. They should put that on headstones, "Got tired.

All men will dig their heels in if pushed enough. All men will reach the point that they say "no" for no reason other than opposition, for no reason other than the word fits their mouth, and tastes as good as it sounds.

A victim who believes himself anticipated at every turn is not only crippled by uncertainty but also easier to predict.

In the end though, everybody dies, but not everybody lives—the climber, though he may die young, will have lived.

It's what I am, and if you want excuses, come and take them.

Four years and everything was the same, except me.

And why did they choose to follow me? Why did you?" I asked...."I follow you because I'm tired of war. I would see it stopped. One empire. One law. It doesn't matter so much how or who, just being united would stop the madness," Makin said. "Heh, I can feel the loyalty!" I pushed up and stood, stretching. "Wouldn't the Prince of Arrow make a better emperor?" "I don't think he'll win," said Makin.

Call it a personal foible. Some people are scared of spiders. I'm scared of immolation. Also spiders.

We rode in silence for a while and I wondered if men were the world's leaves. If as we aged the world filled us with its poisons so as old men, filled to the brim with the bitterest gall, we could fall into hell and take it all with us. Perhaps without death the world would choke on its own evils.