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1 " Светът е един злобен грубиян и колкото по-ниско падаш, толкова по му харесва да те рита. "
― Joe Abercrombie , Sharp Ends (First Law World, #7)
2 " Колкото повече нараства властта на човек, толкова повече намаляват най-добрите му качества. - Уорън-от-Блай "
3 " Welcome to my life of constant doubt, anxiety and occasional sudden and unpredictable horror, Javre. I hope you enjoy your fucking visit. "
4 " His ability was exceeded only by his belief in his own ability. "
5 " In bloody days, swords were worth more than gods. "
6 " the greater a man's power swells, the smaller his good quantities shrivel "
7 " It is easy to speak of the past, impossible to go there. "
8 " Men. The one thing that interests me not at all.’ ‘You should try them.’ ‘I did. Once. Bloody useless. Like trying to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even speak your language, let alone understand the topic.’ ‘Some are certainly more horizontally fluent than others.’ ‘No. Just no. The hairiness, and the lumpiness, and the great big fumbling fingers and… balls. I mean, balls. What’s that about? That is one singularly unattractive piece of anatomy. That is just… that is bad design, is what that is. "
9 " There’s always a worse case than your worst case, and more often than not, it happens. "
10 " A good thief goes unseen. A truly great one merely goes unnoticed. She "
11 " There’s always good men on both sides of a good fight. "
12 " No. Just no. The hairiness, and the lumpiness, and the great big fumbling fingers and … balls. I mean, balls. What’s that about? That is one singularly unattractive piece of anatomy. That is just … that is bad design, is what that is "
13 " Didn’t seem likely, but what’s the point of likely fantasies? "
14 " There’s no style of contempt like the stuff one kind of savage has for another, "
15 " Surprise is like virginity. You only get the one chance at using it, and that normally turns out a crushing disappointment "
16 " This wasn’t fantasies, it was life. And life had a habit of kicking her in the cunt. But "
17 " I saw two Northmen. One was reading a book.’ ‘Really? A book?’ Friendly shrugged. ‘There are readers everywhere. "
18 " The place smelled of smoke and sweat, of spilled drinks and sprayed vomit, of desperation and wasted chances "
19 " Better to rob the righteous,’ muttered Shev as she slipped the oars silently through the rowlocks. ‘Evil people tend to be suspicious and vengeful.’ Javre "
20 " If you want to be a fine new person with a fine new life you’ve got to put the person you were behind you, like a snake sheds its skin. You’ve got to stop picking through your hoard of hurts and grievances like a miser with his coins, set ’em down and allow yourself to go free. You’ve got to forgive and you’ve got to trust, not because anyone else deserves it, but because you do. "