546 Quotes by Mark Lawrence

I’m only a little ashamed to say I outsprinted the boy. Old habits die hard. It’s good to be faster than what’s chasing you, but really the important thing in running away is to be faster than the slowest of those being pursued. Rule number one: be ahead of the next man. Or child.

In the end it seems we’re just toys, easy to break and hard to mend.

I had dug myself into Hell by not having the bravery to admit my cowardice. I resolved not to get into a similar situation again.

It’s not like me to brood on the past. I’m not comfortable with uncomfortable truths. I prefer to round off the edges and corners until I have something worth keeping.

I suspect most teenage boys could win the hundred metres in an attempt to outdistance parental embarrassment.

Anger had its place, it was a weapon not to be neglected, but so did patience, and Nona decided that control lay in deciding which to use and when. She.

Trust is the most insidious of poisons. Trust sidesteps all of your precautions.

You have my advice. Carry it with you. It won’t slow you down.

But who would I be then? Who would I be if I let go the wrongs that have shaped me?