Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.
Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficency of a lifetime bachelor.
A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning's going to strike.
If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.
All stories are true," Skarpi said. "But this one really happened, if that's what you mean.
I love worldbuilding. It's as much fun for me as writing itself. It's like a hobby of mine.
Nobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story?
Isn't that the way of the world? We want the sweet things, but we need the unpleasant ones.
By your logic I should also be in charge of Solinade dances, needlework, and horse thieving.
Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart's yearning.
If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe.
It's not prowess if you watch 5 hours of TV a day. It's just how you choose to spend your time.
I'd love to get a chance to talk shop with Joss Whedon. That's pretty high up there on the list.
Joss [Whedon] is an excellent storyteller. It really doesn't matter what medium he's working in.
It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.
I firmly believe that we're all good people, but sometimes it's hard to understand how to do good.
My favourite member of the Beatles is Lennon. He might have been crazy. But he's my kind of crazy.
When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.
If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way
I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself.
A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection
He had a bright, reckless tenor that was always wandering off, looking for notes in the wrong places.
If I'd been whoring before class and waved a corset at him, no one would have thought twice about it!
I can't count the men who have tried to seduce me away from my virtue by teaching me how to defend it.
But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.
It wasn't even a good note. 'If you are reading this I am probably dead.' What sort of a note is that?
I believe a writer's most important skill lies in being able to see things from different perspectives.
I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned
Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.
Do not mistake me for my mask. You see light dappling on the water and forget the deep, cold dark beneath.
Speculative fiction is where my heart lies. It's what I read growing up, and it's what I read as an adult.
Just because I tread heavily on propriety's toes doesn't mean I can't play the game when it's of use to me.
Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.
I'm honestly not a big fan of pitching things. I'm a firm believer of letting the product speak for iteself.
I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.
I can sell anything to anyone. That is actually my superpower. I am really good at negotiating and persuading.
I always read. You know how sharks have to keep swimming or they die? I’m like that. If I stop reading, I die.
For me the really cool parts of being an author don't have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list.
The air was heavy with the smell of leather and dust, of old parchment and binding glue. It smelled of secrets.
Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.
Ambrose, your presence is the horseshit frosting on the horseshit cake that is the admissions interview process.
There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though.
Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.
Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woefully small targets.
The truth is I've worked a lot of things people would consider shitty jobs but I've never really hated any of them.
I'm pretty good at putting up drywall and I'm an excellent kisser. That's pretty much all of my skills right there.
After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd.
...if I have ever met someone without a single shadow on their heart, it was surely a child too young for speaking.
Humor is important for is pacing. If your whole book is just drama drama drama, it's going to wear down the reader.