“ Part of the art of survival as a coward is not letting things get to the point where that cowardice is exposed. Mark Lawrence
“ The way I’d put it,” said Makin, “is that Rike can’t make an omelet without wading thigh deep in the blood of chickens and wearing their entrails as a necklace. Mark Lawrence
“ When you've committed yourself to violence it takes an almost inhuman effort to stop short. It's one of those things that once you've started need to be finished, rather like coitus, interrupting that… Mark Lawrence
“ The holy stone looked for all the world like a small iron pineapple, its surface divided into squares by deep grooves, a tarnished silver-steel handle or lever held tight to the side. In ancient times… Mark Lawrence
“ There's a problem with continually stamping down on the least sensible instincts that drive men to recklessly endanger themselves. Even the most reasonable and level-headed of us have only limited spa… Mark Lawrence
“ After all, that’s all a man really needs: a big city full of sin and sleaze, and a chance. Mark Lawrence
“ A book is as dangerous as any journey you might take. The person who closes the back cover may not be the same one that opened the front one. Treat them with respect. Mark Lawrence
“ It’s the silence that scares me. It’s the blank page on which I can write my own fears. Mark Lawrence
“ I’m a liar and a cheat and a coward, but I will never, ever, let a friend down. Unless of course not letting them down requires honesty, fair play, or bravery. Mark Lawrence
“ Every star, turning in the black depth of heaven, burns for no better reason than that humanity raised its face to look. Every great deed needs to be witnessed. Go out there and do something great. Mark Lawrence
“ Sometimes I wished I could cut away old memories and let the wind take them. If a sharp knife could pare away the weakness of those days, I would slice until nothing but the hard lessons remained. Mark Lawrence
“ I have been too young to know, and I have been too old to care. It’s in that oh so narrow slice between that memories are made. Mark Lawrence
“ I’ve never seen a man who understands so little about women and yet is so led about by them. Mark Lawrence
“ When a course of action is forced upon you it’s best to accept it with grace and milk it for whatever you can get, right up to the moment the first opportunity to weasel out of the deal presents itsel… Mark Lawrence
“ I want her beyond reason. I need to own, consume, worship, devour. What I've made of her in my mind cannot live in flesh. Mark Lawrence
“ Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner, but still you'll find an edge to cut you. Mark Lawrence
