Niko S.

“That is the price your village paid. You will never love them with your whole heart again. The shadow of what they did in their fear will lie between you forever. But they will be alive, nonetheless, and learning to bridge that shadow—or decide not to—is the work of adulthood.”
― T. Kingfisher, Minor Mage

“Cosca’s grin could just be seen shining in the darkness. “Hold as long as we can, and then pull back! I can hardly wait!”
― Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged

“That’s the task that comes with surviving. You remember them, you say some words, then you carry on, and hope for better.” “Indeed.” “You have to be realistic about these things.” “True.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

“One step at a time,” he muttered to himself as he clambered up the slope. That was the only way to look at it. If you clenched your teeth hard enough, and took enough strides, you could get anywhere. One painful, weary, freezing, guilty step at a time. What else could you do?”
― Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged