Tim Cauley

“Folk aren’t just cowards or heroes. They’re both and neither, depending on how things stand. Depending on who stands with them, who stands against. Depending on the life they’ve had. The death they see waiting. They”
― Joe Abercrombie, Half a War

“I don’t know if there’s a Creator or not, but I know He didn’t come down from Heaven and write any books. Books are written by men, and men are weak, stupid, and corrupt.”
― Peter V. Brett, The Skull Throne

“For the oak recalls the acorn, the acorn dreams the oak, the stump lives in them both.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Surprise is like virginity. You only get the one chance at using it, and that normally turns out a crushing disappointment”
― Joe Abercrombie, Sharp Ends