The Devils (The Devils, #1)

by Joe Abercrombie

But everyone’s scared of something. And even if they’re not, it helps to think they are. The brave ones are just good at pretending,

Who gets to pick their place, after all? You just get crammed into the slot the world finds for you on account of your luck and what you’re good at.

“You get to my age, you realise nothing lasts for ever. No love, no hate, no war, no peace. If a thing hasn’t ended … you haven’t waited long enough.”

“I fear you will find, as we all must, that hope and regret are sisters eternal.”