The First Law Trilogy

by Joe Abercrombie

That was an awful lot of hoping, but he had no choice. He never had any choices.

‘Just barge into his office?’ ‘Barge in and stab him in the face for all I care.’

One of the Practicals suddenly pulled the door shut with a loud bang. Glokta was intended to jump, but he couldn’t be bothered.

the ever so slightly stupid will act more stupidly in clever company.

He had great low jowls and a roll of fat around his neck, in fact his whole face gave the appearance of having slightly melted and started to run down off his skull.

That boy and the real world are entire strangers to one another!’

towering self-interest,

Jezal was unshakable in his determination not to learn a thing.