Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombieis a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of The First Law trilogy and other related works of fantasy. In 2014 he published Half a King, the first book in his new Shattered Sea series, which won the 2015 Locus Award for best Young Adult book...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
laughing moments should
You should laugh every moment you live, for you'll find it decidedly difficult afterwards.
strange moments our-lives
Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back.
disappointment misery life-is
Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.
pain steel pity
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
humble bread cheese
A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap.
men mirrors blood
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.
men good-man
History is littered with dead good men
coward fool hard
Hard words are for fools and cowards.
believe fighting men
Fearlessness is a fool's boast, to my mind. The only men with no fear in them are dead, or the soon to be dead, maybe. Fear teaches you caution, and respect for your enemy, and to avoid sharp edges used in anger. All good things in their place, believe me. Fear can bring you out alive, and that's the very best anyone can hope for from any fight. Every man who's worth a damn feels fear. It's the use you make of it that counts.
war loses
Those with the least always lose the most in war.
hate love-is better-person
Love is a fine cushion to rest upon, but only hate can make you a better person.
men sick want
The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.
son waiting advice
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.
opportunity men change-for-the-better
Sometimes men change for the better. Sometimes men change for the worse. And often, very often, given time and opportunity . . .’ He waved his flask around for a moment, then shrugged. ‘They change back.