Alexander New

“You’ve one mark on your record,” Tamas said. “You once punched a na-baron in the face. Broke his jaw. Tell me about that.”
Olem grimaced. “Officially, sir, I was pushing him out of the way of a runaway carriage. Saved his life. Half my company saw it.”
“With your fist?”
“Aye.”
“And unofficially?”
“The man was a git. He shot my dog because it startled his horse.”
“And if I ever have cause to shoot your dog?”
“I’ll punch you in the face.”
“Fair enough. You have the job.”
― Brian McClellan, Promise of Blood

“Perhaps we’ll have some answers, at least, before the end. I always dreamed of dying well-informed.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The First Law Trilogy Boxed Set: The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings

“Sand dan Glokta, shield to the helpless. Is it ever too late to be . . . a good man?”
― Joe Abercrombie, The First Law Trilogy

“The age of kings is dead, Adamat, and I have killed it.”
― Brian McClellan, Promise of Blood