Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombieis a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of The First Law trilogy and other related works of fantasy. In 2014 he published Half a King, the first book in his new Shattered Sea series, which won the 2015 Locus Award for best Young Adult book...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWriter
wise men fool
The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.
mean people lows
People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have one.
wise waiting moments
The wise wait for their moment, but never let it pass.
mean men rallying-cry
Things aren't what they used to be' is the rallying cry of small minds. When men say things used to be better, they invariably mean they were better for them, because they were young, and had all their hopes intact. The world is bound to look a darker place as you slide into the grave.
geek spectrum
I span the entire geek spectrum.
book thinking way
Sometimes when I'm really enjoying a book, I'll read a sentence or paragraph and just think - how can someone's head be wired in such a way that they'd come up with that?
pain steel pity
Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity, and above all, no remorse
tasks
Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.
war fighting winning
I've made peace with myself. Good for you. That's the hardest war of all to win. Didn't say I won. Just stopped fighting.
humble bread cheese
A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap.
stupidity luck selfishness
There was no such thing as luck. Luck was a word idiots used to explain the consequences of their own rashness, and selfishness, and stupidity. More often than not bad luck meant bad plans.
laughing moments should
You should laugh every moment you live, for you'll find it decidedly difficult afterwards.
strange moments our-lives
Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back.
disappointment misery life-is
Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.