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Joe Abercrombie Quotes

People would far rather be handed an easy lie than search for a difficult truth, especially if it suits their own purposes Picture Quote #1

There was nothing to be gained by losing his temper. There was never anything to be gained by that Picture Quote #1

Better to have steel to hand and find no trouble than find yourself in trouble with no steel to hand Picture Quote #1

Still, it was better to swear an oath and never follow through than not even to bother with the oath. Wasn't it? Picture Quote #1

Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity, and above all, no remorse Picture Quote #1

If you want to be a new man you have to stay in new places, and do new things, with people who never knew you before. If you go back to the same old ways, what else can you be but the same old person? Picture Quote #1

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It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough Picture Quote #1

Proof is boring. Proof is tiresome. Proof is an irrelevance. People would far rather be handed an easy lie than search for a difficult truth, especially if it suits their own purposes Picture Quote #1

You can never have too many knives, his father had told him. Unless they're pointed at you, and by people who don't like you much Picture Quote #1

The lowly have small ambitions, and are satisfied with small indulgences. They need not get fair treatment. They need only think that they do Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it doesn't matter too much what choice you make, as long as you make it quick and stick to it Picture Quote #1

I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them Picture Quote #1

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Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is my story now, I wonder? Picture Quote #1

He'd played at being a different man, but it had all been lies. The hardest kind to see through. The kind you tell yourself Picture Quote #1

An open mind is like to an open wound. Vulnerable to poison. Liable to fester. Apt to give its owner only pain Picture Quote #1

Armour …' mused Whirrun, licking a finger and scrubbing some speck of dirt from the pommel of his sword, ‘is part of a state of mind … in which you admit the possibility … of being hit Picture Quote #1

It is easy to forget how much you have, when your eyes are always fixed on what you have not Picture Quote #1

People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have one Picture Quote #1

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So you love war. I used to think you were a decent man. But I see now I was mistaken. You're a hero Picture Quote #1

Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud Picture Quote #1

Get what you can with words, because words are free, but the words of an armed man ring that much sweeter Picture Quote #1

But I guess you learn to stop hoping, after a while. Life teaches you to expect the worst, eh? Picture Quote #1

Well, everyone lies. The difference between a hero and a villain is whether anyone believes him Picture Quote #1

Courage can come fro many places, and be made of many things, and yesterday's coward can become tomorrow's hero in an instant if the time is right Picture Quote #1

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Then, once he had eaten, he would ask the spirits for guidance. Their guidance was pretty useless, but the company would be welcome Picture Quote #1

He could do anything and it would be right, for he had made himself a willing puppet of God's purpose and in so doing freed himself. He alone free, surrounded by slaves Picture Quote #1

A man lost in the desert must take such water as he is offered, no matter who it comes from Picture Quote #1

Why do big men tend to have such little brains? Perhaps they get by on brawn too often, and their minds dry up like plums in the sun Picture Quote #1

A man can forgive all manner of faults in beautiful women that in ugly men he find entirely beyond sufferance Picture Quote #1

A few glasses of wine can be the difference between finding a man a hilarious companion or an insufferable moron Picture Quote #1

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People would far rather be handed an easy lie than search for a difficult truth, especially if it suits their own purposes (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) There was nothing to be gained by losing his temper. There was never anything to be gained by that (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Better to have steel to hand and find no trouble than find yourself in trouble with no steel to hand (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Still, it was better to swear an oath and never follow through than not even to bother with the oath. Wasn't it? (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity, and above all, no remorse (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) If you want to be a new man you have to stay in new places, and do new things, with people who never knew you before. If you go back to the same old ways, what else can you be but the same old person? (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Proof is boring. Proof is tiresome. Proof is an irrelevance. People would far rather be handed an easy lie than search for a difficult truth, especially if it suits their own purposes (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) You can never have too many knives, his father had told him. Unless they're pointed at you, and by people who don't like you much (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) The lowly have small ambitions, and are satisfied with small indulgences. They need not get fair treatment. They need only think that they do (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Sometimes it doesn't matter too much what choice you make, as long as you make it quick and stick to it (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is my story now, I wonder? (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) He'd played at being a different man, but it had all been lies. The hardest kind to see through. The kind you tell yourself (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) An open mind is like to an open wound. Vulnerable to poison. Liable to fester. Apt to give its owner only pain (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Armour …' mused Whirrun, licking a finger and scrubbing some speck of dirt from the pommel of his sword, ‘is part of a state of mind … in which you admit the possibility … of being hit (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) It is easy to forget how much you have, when your eyes are always fixed on what you have not (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have one (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) So you love war. I used to think you were a decent man. But I see now I was mistaken. You're a hero (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Get what you can with words, because words are free, but the words of an armed man ring that much sweeter (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) But I guess you learn to stop hoping, after a while. Life teaches you to expect the worst, eh? (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Well, everyone lies. The difference between a hero and a villain is whether anyone believes him (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Courage can come fro many places, and be made of many things, and yesterday's coward can become tomorrow's hero in an instant if the time is right (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Then, once he had eaten, he would ask the spirits for guidance. Their guidance was pretty useless, but the company would be welcome (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) He could do anything and it would be right, for he had made himself a willing puppet of God's purpose and in so doing freed himself. He alone free, surrounded by slaves (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) A man lost in the desert must take such water as he is offered, no matter who it comes from (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) Why do big men tend to have such little brains? Perhaps they get by on brawn too often, and their minds dry up like plums in the sun (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) A man can forgive all manner of faults in beautiful women that in ugly men he find entirely beyond sufferance (Joe Abercrombie Quotes) A few glasses of wine can be the difference between finding a man a hilarious companion or an insufferable moron (Joe Abercrombie Quotes)

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