Scott Lynch Quotes
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Cold walls do not a prison make, nor iron bands a bondsman.
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I'm not as reckless as I used to be. You know, when I was little.
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Yeah, but if I don't start my nervous pacing now, I'll never have it all done in time.
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As for history, we are living in its ruins. And as for biographies, we are living with the consequences of all the decisions ever made in them. I tend not to read them for pleasure. It’s not unlike carefully scrutinizing the map when one has already reached the destination.
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To us — richer and cleverer than everyone else!
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You simply collapsed, sir. In layman's terms, your body revoked its permission for you to continue heaping abuse upon it.
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When you see the crooked Warden," said Locke, twisting something in his hands, "tell hi that Lock Lamora learns slowly, but he learns well. And when you see my friends, you tell them that there are more of you on the way.
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Are you smarter than a pig, Locke?” “On occasion,” said Locke. “There are contrary opinions.
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Difficult" and "impossible" are cousins often mistaken for one another, with very little in common." (Locke Lamora to Requin)
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Nobody admires anyone else without qualification. If they do they're after an image, not a person.
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Papa's in a bad way, Locke. I wanted to see you before you saw him - he has some...things he wishes to discuss with you. I want you to know that whatever he asks, I don't want you...for my sake...well, please, just agree. Please him, do you understand?" "No garrista who loves life has ever tried to do otherwise. You think I'm inclined to walk in on a day like today and deliberately twist his breeches? If your father says 'bark like a dog' I say 'What breed, Your Honour?
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Throwing blondes at Locke Lamora was not unlike throwing lettuce at sharks.
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A boy may be as disagreeable as he pleases, but when a girl refuses to crap sunshine on command, the world mutters darkly about her moods.
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When the sky’s falling, I take shelter under bullshit.
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... It's perfect! Locke would appreciate it." "Bug," Calo said, "Locke is our brother and our love for him knows no bounds. But the four most fatal words in the Therin language are 'Locke would appreciate it.'" "Rivalled only by 'Locke taught me a new trick,'" added Galo. "The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games ..." "... is Locke ..." "... because we think the gods are saving him up for a really big death. Something with knives and hot irons ..." "... and fifty thousand cheering spectators.
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The water caught the Falselight glimmer like layers of shifting, translucent mirrors and formed split-second works of art in the air, but men cursed it anyway, because it made their heads wet.
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When you can't cheat the game, you'd best find a means to cheat the players.
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Only one way to win when you're being chased by someone bigger and tougher than you. Turn straight around, punch their teeth out, and hope the gods are fond of you.
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I'll wager I would have screwed things up regardless. But. . .can you imagine those poor bastards grappling their prey, leaping over the rails, swords in hand, screaming, 'Your cats! Give us all your gods-damned cats!
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Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind
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You're one third bad intentions,one third pure avarice,and one eighth sawdust.What's left,I'll credit,must be brains.
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What kind of knife is this?” Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains’ inspection. “It’s all wrong. You couldn’t kill anyone with this.
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Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius.
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Quit being so hard on yourself. We are what we are; we love what we love. We don't need to justify it to anyone... not even to ourselves.
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So that makes us robbers of robbers," said Bug, "who pretend to be robbers working for a robber of other robbers.
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Worst of all, the inner vault is guarded by a live dragon, attended by fifty naked women armed with poisoned spears, each of them sworn to die in Requin's service. All redheads. -You're just making that up, Jean.
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You can knock down kingdoms on a whim. What you need is someone to make sure you don't get hit by a carriage when you cross the street.
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I'm speaking of the pursuit of excellence in all things. All things! Presence of mind and devotion to craft. A great artist has these. A great chef. A great master of tea. There's powerful kung fu in a well-built house or an eloquent letter, but the limit of your imagination is bones breaking and bullets flying.
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I think piracy is a bit like drinking. You want to stay out all night doing it, you pay the price the next day.
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We like what we like, we want what we want, and nobody needs to give us permission to feel that way!
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