92 Quotes by Peter V. Brett

I have rare moments of competence.

Letting your guard down, even for a moment, invites death.

The Evejah tells us: When a man’s purse is empty, his rivals grow bolder.

Can’t trust no one else to do what you won’t do for yourself.

Weakness shown is worse than weakness felt.

Arther, what is first on the agenda?"..."The same as ever, Highness. Elections, land, and entitlements." Arther had learned to mask much of his distaste at that last word, but his lips still puckered as if it soured his tongue....Entitlements. Leesha hated the word, too, but not for the same reason as Arther. It was a cold word, used by those with full bellies to bemoan feeding those without.

She took no pleasure in using her skills to break his weapon, but deep down, there was a cold satisfaction, as if all her female ancestors throughout the untold ages since the first man who forced a woman to the ground were nodding in grim approval that she had unmanned him before he could unmaiden her.

Why would you do that for me?” Leesha asked.Rojer smiled, taking her hand in his crippled one. “We're survivors, aren't we?” he asked. “Someone once told me that survivors have to look out for one another.

It's a book. Books are written by men. If the creator wanted to tell us something, why would he use a book, and not write on the sky with fire?