The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3)

by Mark Lawrence

Being on a galloping camel bears several resemblances to energetic sex with an enormously strong and very ugly woman.

“Fear can be a useful friend—but it’s never a good master.”

Sometimes the coward’s choice aligns with that of the hero.

“A story will lead a man through dark places. Stories have direction. A good story commands a man’s thoughts along a path, allowing no opportunity to stray, no space for anything but the tale as it unfolds before you.”

I’m a liar and a cheat and a coward, but I will never, ever, rarely let a friend down.