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“Jakob had never been much for giving praise. In his youth, because he wanted all the praise for himself, like a dragon hoarding gold. In his old age, because he feared his liking a thing might lead to its destruction. But sometimes the right word can nudge a life towards the light, and a life changed is the world changed. By tiny degrees, perhaps. But for the better.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Devils

“A wound to the body pales beside a wound to the soul.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Devils

“She was a savage, vindictive, paranoid tyrant. Her efforts to save Troy brought it low. Her efforts to build a dream created a nightmare. She shunned her failures, whether they were her experiments, or her students, or her sons. But she could not stop making the same mistakes, right to the end. Admired her? No. But understood her? We all have our reasons, do we not? We are all the prisoners of our own flaws.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Devils

“Regrets are a wonderful thing after a fight, Olaf always used to say, ’cause they mean you lived through it.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Devils