“Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are failing quite spectacularly.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“An excuse is what you make after the deed is done, while a justification is what you offer before.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Weakness can imitate strength if bound properly, just as cowardice can imitate heroism if given nowhere to flee.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“I will protect those who cannot protect themselves. --Second Ideal of the Knights Radiant”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Bitterness is repaid more often than kindness.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
Grimdark Fantasy
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This is for fans of what has been coined Grimdark Fantasy. This includes books by authors such as Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, George RR Martin, Sc ...more
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