Those with the least always lose the most in war. Joe Abercrombie More Quotes by Joe Abercrombie More Quotes From Joe Abercrombie I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the way that they can surprise you. And obviously to surprise people and to have twists in the tale, you have to plan quite carefully. Joe Abercrombie twistsreadingpeople You don’t pick your family, you take what you’re given and you make the best of it. Joe Abercrombie make-the-best-of-itour-familygiven All your life spent getting ready for the next thing. I climbed a lot of hills now. I crossed a lot of rivers. Crossed the sea even, left everything I knew and came to Styria. But there I was, waiting for me at the docks when I got off the boat, same man, same life. Next valley ain't no different from this one. No better anyway. Reckon I've learned ... just to stick in the place I'm at. Just to be the man I am. Joe Abercrombie seariversmen It's hard to stay calm when you're terrified, helpless, alone, at the mercy of men with no mercy at all. Joe Abercrombie stay-calmmercymen Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments. Joe Abercrombie miserydisappointmentlife-is More often than not bad luck meant bad plans. Joe Abercrombie bad-luckplansluck 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 choicespathlooks Fools boast of what they will do. Heroes do it. Joe Abercrombie boastfoolhero I span the entire geek spectrum. Joe Abercrombie spectrumgeek The man is a monster. The worst I have ever seen, in fact, since I last looked in the mirror. The truth? I am rotting too. I am buried alive, and already rotting. If I was not such a coward I would kill myself, but I am, and so I must content myself with killing others in the hope that one day, if I can only wade deep enough in blood, I will come out clean. Joe Abercrombie mirrorsmilitarymen A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap. Joe Abercrombie cheesehumblebread The truth is like salt. Men want to taste Joe Abercrombie sickwantmen Savor the little moments, son, that's my advice. They're what life is. All the little things that happen while you're waiting for something else. Joe Abercrombie waitingadviceson History is littered with dead good men Joe Abercrombie good-manmen Love is a fine cushion to rest upon, but only hate can make you a better person. Joe Abercrombie better-personhatelove-is 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 hatemenlong 'The Blade Itself' was my first book. Probably I should've tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest. Joe Abercrombie storiesbookfirsts I just think TV is becoming more and more interesting in a way. Films are more and more derivative, you know, whether it's 'Transformers 2' or 'Shrek 5', or it's yet another iteration of another kind of clone of something else. It's a bit depressing in a way. Joe Abercrombie thinkknowyouway
