A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)

by Joe Abercrombie

that’s the nice thing about looking backwards. You can pick out the bits that suit your story and toss the unhappy truths to the wind.

“Wars may be won by the clever, but battles have to be fought by the brave.

Fighting every fight you’re offered doesn’t make you a big man, it makes you a fool.

boys whine about what’s done. Men decide what will be.”

“You’re prone to set folk up so high, all they can do is let you down…”

“You should only ask for promises you know are going to be kept,”

look on the sunny side or you’ll spend your life in darkness.”

Show them a weakness, they’ll find a way to use it.

Smile all the time and you’ll make them sick, like a cook serving nothing but meringue. Make your smile a rare treat, you’ll leave them desperate to taste another.