Best Served Cold
Joe Abercrombie
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You were a hero round these parts. That's what they call you when you kill so many people the word murderer falls short.”
“You should laugh every moment you live, for you'll find it decidedly difficult afterwards.”
“I've made peace with myself. Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win. Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting.”
“That was the difference between a hero and a villain, a soldier and a murderer, a victory and a crime. Which side of a river you called home.”
“Things aren't what they used to be' is the rallying cry of small minds. When men say things used to be better, they invariably mean they were better for them, because they were young, and had all their hopes intact. The world is bound to look a darker place as you slide into the grave.”
“Sometimes men change for the better. Sometimes men change for the worse. And often, very often, given time and opportunity . . .’ He waved his flask around for a moment, then shrugged. ‘They change back.”
“My name is Nicomo Cosca, famed solider of fortune, and I am here for dinner.”
“Have a smile for breakfast, you'll be shitting joy by lunch.”
“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.”
“One cannot grow without pain. One cannot improve without it. Suffering drives us to achieve great things.”
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Book Keywords:
humor, inner-peace, suffering, grow, achievement, youth, optimism, resignation, pain, nostalgia, fantasy, mercenary, age, awesome
