The Folding Knife Quotes

“War is an admission of failure”
― K.J. Parker, The Folding Knife

“in an ideal world, you’d be able to pick beef puddings from a beef pudding tree.”
― K.J. Parker, Folding Knife

“War's just violence, and violence is an admission of failure.”
― K.J. Parker, The Folding Knife

“That’s the thing,” she said. “You add on getting rid of starvation and poverty like it’s a fringe benefit. Like the slice of lemon you get with a plate of whitebait.” He laughed. “That’s why I succeed,” he said, “where the men with beautiful souls always fail. If you walk through the market asking the stallholders to give you a slice of lemon for free, they’d laugh in your face. Pay for the whitebait and you get a good meal of whitebait for your money, plus the free lemon.”
― K.J. Parker, The Folding Knife

“he couldn’t even write his name. When he was Emperor, he had to sign documents with a stencil.”
― K.J. Parker, Folding Knife

“His mother collected medicines, rather in the way a boy collects coins or seals or arrowheads; one or two genuine pieces, along with a whole load of junk.”
― K.J. Parker, Folding Knife