The Heroes (First Law World #5)

by Joe Abercrombie

Strange thing, that–the fewer years you have to lose the more you fear the losing of ’em. Maybe a man just gets a stock of courage when he’s born, and wears it down with each scrape he gets into.

That brought back the risk he was taking, and a fresh wave of fear washed up with it. But fear’s a healthy thing, long as it makes you think.

Savour the little moments, son, that’s my advice. They’re what life is. All the things that happen while you’re waiting for something else.