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“A parent’s grief runs deeper than words can reach, novice. We speak them to help ourselves.”
“Some things have to be done. It's better to do them, than to live with the fear of them.”
― The Blade Itself
― The Blade Itself
“And what makes us human is that sometimes we snap. And in that moment of release we're closer to gods than we know.”
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“Lucifer spoke thus. Pride took him from heaven, though he sat at God's right hand.' Her voice grew faint, the hint of a whisper. 'In the end pride is the only evil, the root of all sins.'
'Pride is all I have.”
― Prince of Thorns
'Pride is all I have.”
― Prince of Thorns
“No half measures. Some things can’t be cut in half. You can’t half-love someone. You can’t half-betray, or half-lie.”
― Emperor of Thorns
― Emperor of Thorns
“Three months previously I had entered the Haunt alone, covered in blood that was not my own and swinging a stolen sword. By Brothers followed me in. Now I left the castle in the hands of another. I had wanted my uncle's blood. His crown I took because other men said I could not have it.”
― King of Thorns
― King of Thorns
Grimdark Fantasy
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This is for fans of what has been coined Grimdark Fantasy. This includes books by authors such as Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, George RR Martin, Sc ...more
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