Quotes From "Last Argument Of Kings" By Joe Abercrombie

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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
Proof is boring. Proof is tiresome. Proof is an irrelevance....
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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
Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the...
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Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever. Joe Abercrombie
I have learned all kinds of things from my many...
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I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them. Joe Abercrombie
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Bang! The end of his little finger, now, and three more pieces of the rest. His middle finger was down to the knuckle, almost. Severard stared, his eyes with with horror, his breath coming short, fast gasps. Shock, amazement, stunned terror. Glokta leaned down to his ear. 'I hope you weren't planning to take up the violin, Severard. You'll be lucky if you can play a fucking gong by the time we're done here. . Joe Abercrombie
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One act presses upon another, on a path we have no choice but to follow, and each time there are reasons. We do what we must, we do what we are told, we do what is easiest. What else can we do but solve one sordid problem at a time? Then we look up and find... this. Joe Abercrombie
Fear has made them sloppy. The world teeters at a...
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Fear has made them sloppy. The world teeters at a precipe. All scared to take a step in case they put a foot into empty air. The instinct of self-preservation. It can destroy a man's efficiency. Joe Abercrombie
Rules are for children. This is war, and in war...
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Rules are for children. This is war, and in war the only crime is to lose. Joe Abercrombie
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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
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They appear somewhat unreliable, " he murmured." Unreliable? Nonsense, Superior! Out of luck is all, and we both know how that goes, no? Why, there's not a man of them I wouldn't trust my mother to."" Are you sure?"" She's been dead these twenty years. What harm could they do her now? Joe Abercrombie
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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. Joe Abercrombie
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The Bloody-Nine opened his mouth, and shrieked out all of his bottomless love and his endless hate in one long wail. Joe Abercrombie
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When was it exactly that I became... this? By small degrees, I suppose. One act presses hard upon another, on a path we have no choice but to follow, and each time there are reasons. We do what we must, we do what we are told, we do what is easiest. What else can we do but solve one sordid problem at a time? Then one day we look up and fine we are... this. Joe Abercrombie
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When was it exactly that I became... this? By small degrees, I suppose. Once act presses hard upon another, on a path we have no choice but to follow, and each time there are reasons. We do what we must, we do what we are told, we do what is easiest. What else can we do but solve one sordid problem at a time? Then one day we look up and fine we are... this. Joe Abercrombie
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Sometimes it doesn't matter too much what choice you make, as long as you make it quick and stick to it. Joe Abercrombie
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Luck is a woman. She's drawn to those that least deserve her. Joe Abercrombie
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Give Bethod a kick from me, once you have him under your boot."" That I will, unless he gets me under his."" Never easy, kicking upwards. Joe Abercrombie