“ Günün birinde Locke Lamora, dedi adam, günün birinde öyle ihtişamlı, öyle hırslı, öyle muazzam bir hata yapacaksın ki gökyüzü ışığa boğulacak, aylar fırıl fırıl dönecek ve tanrılar neşeyle kuyrukluyıl… Scott Lynch
“ Crooked Warden, I will fear no darkness for the night is yours. Your night is my cloak, my shield, my escape from those who hunt to feed the noose. I will fear no evil, for you have made the night my… Scott Lynch
“ In a fair fight, the don's man would almost certainly paint the walls with Locke and Calo's blood, so it stood to reason that this fight would have to be as unfair as possible. Scott Lynch
“ Gentlemen Bastards." hissed Locke, "do not abandon one another, and we do not run when we owe vengeance. Scott Lynch
“ I’m done losing. Do you fucking hear me? I am done losing. Spare me your precious self-pity, because this isn’t a stage and I didn’t pay two coppers to cry my eyes out over anyone’s death speech. You… Scott Lynch
“ Gods, I love this place," Locke said, drumming his fingers against his thighs. "Sometimes I think this whole city was put here simply because the gods must adore crime. Pickpockets rob the common folk… Scott Lynch