546 Quotes by Mark Lawrence

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

I remember the stink of corruption. It had a kind of sweetness to it, a sweetness that'd make you want to hurl.

Battles are all about strategy, and strategy pivots on priorities. Since my priorities were Prince Jalan, Prince Jalan, and Prince Jalan, with “looking good” a distant fourth, I took the opportunity to resume running away. I find that the main thing about success is the ability to act in the moment. A hero attacks in the moment; a good coward runs in it. The rest of the world waits for the next moment and ends up as crow food.

You would think it best to save your breath for running, but I often find screaming helps.

Keep still and your troubles find you. I might not have known much about the unborn, but I sure as hell knew about running!

I’m a liar and a cheat and a coward, but I will never, ever, let a friend down. Unless of course not letting them down requires honesty, fair play, or bravery.

Snow makes a soft bed, but no man wakes from it. That was the wisdom of the North.

Truth is a weapon and lies are a necessary shield.

If there’s one good thing to be said about opera, it’s that it makes a man appreciate all other forms of entertainment so much more.