Robin Hobb Quotes

To recognize you are the source of your own loneliness is not a cure for it. But it is a step toward seeing that it is not inevitable, and that such a choice is not irrevocable.

The betrayal of a friend differs from the treachery of a lover only in the degree of pain, not the kind.

Sometimes it seemed to me a cruelty that so much was unresolved between us; at other times, a blessing that a hope of reunion lingered.

He is very concerned with his dignity, and I think that prevents him from having an interesting life. If I were a boy, and permitted to have an interesting life, I would have no dignity at all.

I am too swift of tongue. But I think that is the best way to talk to a dragon.

None of us ever know what we are choosing when we choose life. If certainty is so important to you, than you should have chosen to be dead. That is a certain thing.

Some speak of the savagery of beasts. I will ever prefer that to the thoughtless contempt some men have toward animals.

¿Está en la naturaleza del mundo que todas las cosas busquen un ritmo, y en ese ritmo anhelen una especie de paz?

There is no such thing as an extraordinary coincidence. There is only destiny.

Much discomfort was based on human expectations. As a man, I expected to be warm and dry when I chose to be. Animals did not harbor any such beliefs. So it was raining. That part of me that was wolf c...

Death stalks us, and he is ever sure of his kill. It is not a thing to dwell on, but it is something we all know, in our guts and bones. All save humans.

Do you think you're taking Etta out of here?Yes, Kennit called over his shoulder up the sairs.

So grief has always seemed to me, a time of waiting not for the hurt to pass, but to become accustomed to it.

The truth, I discovered, is a tree that grows as a man gains access to experience. A child sees the acorn of his daily life, but a man looks back on the oak.

Too late to apologize, I've already forgiven you.

So many things were easier to live with if you didn’t give them much thought. p. 28

Regrets are useless, the Fool replied. All you can do is start from where you are.

When you see me loyal to my family, then you see the wolf.

Drink up your false courage and move forward. It’s the only direction a man can move in.

Cruelty is a skill taught not only by example, but also by experience of it.