Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

by Joe Abercrombie

“It ain’t ever as simple, is it, as a man is just good or bad? Not even you. Not even Bethod. Not anybody.” “No.” Logen sat and watched the flames moving. “No, it ain’t ever that simple. We all got our reasons. Good men and bad men. It’s all a matter of where you stand.”

But you can’t truly hate a man without loving him first, and there’s always a trace of that love left over.

It can be a terrible curse for a man to get everything he ever dreamed of. If the shining prizes turn out somehow to be empty baubles, he is left without even his dreams for comfort.

What good does blame do? We all do what we have to. I gave up looking for reasons a long time ago.”