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“Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“Something dug into the Bloody-Nine's back, but there was no pain. It was a sign. A message in a secret tongue, that only he could understand. It told him where the next dead man was standing.”
― The Blade Itself
― The Blade Itself
“Shivers heaved out a sigh. “Just trying to make tomorrow that bit better than today is all. I’m one of those … you’ve got a word for it, don’t you?”
“Idiots?”
He looked sideways at her. “It was a different one I had in mind.”
“Optimists.”
“That’s the one. I’m an optimist.”
“How’s it working out for you?”
“Not great, but I keep hoping.”
“That’s optimists. You bastards never learn.”
― Best Served Cold
“Idiots?”
He looked sideways at her. “It was a different one I had in mind.”
“Optimists.”
“That’s the one. I’m an optimist.”
“How’s it working out for you?”
“Not great, but I keep hoping.”
“That’s optimists. You bastards never learn.”
― Best Served Cold
“When you're in hell, only a devil can point the way out.”
― Half a King
― Half a King
“You don’t have to be ready. You just have to go.”
― Before They Are Hanged
― Before They Are Hanged
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