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
things-in-life hot baths
You have to learn to love the small things in life, like a hot bath. You have to love the small things, when you have nothing else
lunch joy breakfast
Have a smile for breakfast, you'll be shitting joy by lunch.
mistake teaching learning
I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn to stop making them.
wise ignorant funny-travel
Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.
mind possibility states
Armour... is part of a state of mind... in which you admit the possibility... of being hit.
long choices matter
Sometimes it doesn't matter too much what choice you make, as long as you make it quick and stick to it.
names mud soil
Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud.
savages belief hallmark
Belief without evidence is the very hallmark of the savage.
wise men fool
The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.
wise waiting moments
The wise wait for their moment, but never let it pass.
geek spectrum
I span the entire geek spectrum.
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.
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.