But you know what they say – old milk turns sour but old scores just get sweeter.
– Joe Abercrombie
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- it was like staring at a whitewashed wall, but without all the emotion – Joe Abercrombie
- The lowly have small ambitions, and are satisfied with small indulgences. They need not get fair treatment. They need only think that they do… – Joe Abercrombie
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- I apologise, your Highness. Murder can be a painful business. – Joe Abercrombie
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- Empathy? What’s that?- Glokta winced as he rubbed at his aching leg. -œIt’s a sad fact, but pain only makes you sorry for yourself. – Joe Abercrombie