Jane Bleed

“Perhaps you’ll see now you have children of your own… being a parent… there is no plan. It’s just a set of mistakes you hardly notice making.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds

“Her mother had always warned her a man is judged by his best moment, a woman by her worst.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds

“Vanity, a loud voice and a loose relationship with the truth,” whispered Zuri. “All the qualities of a successful politician.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds

“First fear’s their weapon.” Clover remembered winning a few fights before they began, using just a hard stare and the weight of his name. “Then it becomes their shield. Only thing that’ll stop their enemies trying to kill ’em. Only thing that’ll stop their friends trying to kill ’em. They get scared o’ not being feared enough, so they pile horror on horror. Turn ’emselves into monsters. And since memory tends to make the past look bigger, today’s bastards are always hunting for ways to out-bastard the bastards o’ yesteryear”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Wisdom of Crowds