Ashley

“He shook his head as he peered down at the corpses. “Some courage, to come at us like this, over and over, against defences so strong and so well manned. I’ve rarely seen men so willing to give their lives.” “They have that most strange and dangerous of qualities,” said Cosca. “They think they’re in the right.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged

“The seeds of the past bear fruit in the present,”
― Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged

“Don’t make trouble at the pub tonight, Wayne,” the man intoned in response. “My temper is really short.” “Temper?” Wayne said, passing him. “That’s a funny name for it, mate, but if the ladies like you givin’ silly names to your body parts, I ain’t gonna say nothin’.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Shadows of Self

“Bayaz chuckled. “The Bloody-Nine, scared of shadows? I’d never have believed it.” “Every shadow’s cast by something,” growled the Northman,”
― Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged