The Lies of Locke Lamora / Red Seas Under Red Skies Quotes

“Locke was pulled out of his vivid thicket of dreams by a number of things: the rising heat of the day, the pressure of three cups of wine in his bowels, the moans of the hung-over men around him and the sharp prick of claws from the heavy little creature sleeping on the back of his neck. Struck by a sudden foggy memory of Scholar Treganne's spider, he gasped in horror and rolled over, clutching at whatever was clinging to him. He blinked several times to clear the veil of slumber from his eyes and found himself struggling not with a spider but with a kitten, narrow-faced and black-furred. "The hell?" Locke muttered. "Mew," the kitten retorted, locking gazes with him. It had the expression common to all kittens, that of a tyrant in the becoming. I was comfortable and you dared to move, those jade eyes said. For that you must die. When it became apparent to the cat that it's two or three pounds of mass were insufficient to break Locke's neck with one mighty snap, it put it's paws on his shoulders and began sharing it's drool-covered nose with his lips. He recoiled.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora / Red Seas Under Red Skies

“Morning’s for sweat, and night’s for regret”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora / Red Seas Under Red Skies

“We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora / Red Seas Under Red Skies