Gentleman Bastards Quotes

“I've got kids that enjoy stealing. I've got kids that don't think about stealing one way or the other, and I've got kids that just tolerate stealing because they know they've got nothing else to do. But nobody--and I mean nobody--has ever been hungry for it like this boy. If he had a bloody gash across his throat and a physiker was trying to sew it up, Lamora would steal the needle and thread and die laughing. He...steals too much.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“[W]hen you find yourself face to face with one [Bondsmage], you bow and scrape and mind your 'sirs' and 'madams.'"

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'Nice bird, asshole,' said Locke.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“[T]he more we do this, the more I learn about what I think Chains was really training us for. And this is it. He wasn't training us for a calm and orderly world where we could pick and choose when we need to be clever. He was training us for a situation that was fucked up on all sides. Well, we're in it, and I say we're equal to it. I don't need to be reminded that we're up to our heads in dark water. I just want you boys to remember that we're the gods-damned sharks."

"Right on," cried Bug. "I knew there was a reason I let you lead this gang!”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“But what the fuck ... ever gave you the idea that Locke was the first name I was actually born with?”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“If the whole things goes to shit, just remember to throw yourself down the damn waterfall."

"I'll cover your back, the sharp and bloody way.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

“We want what we want. We don't need to justify it. And we can take it, we should. I want you, and I'm taking you.”
― Scott Lynch The Republic of Thieves