Quotes by Scott Lynch

“Can you imagine those poor bastards grappling their prey, leaping over the rails, swords in hand, screaming 'Your cats! Give us all your god-damned cats!”

“Gentlemen Bastards." hissed Locke, "do not abandon one another, and we do not run when we owe vengeance.”

“Im done losing. Do you fucking hear me? I am done losing. Spare me your precious self-pity, because this isnt a stage and I didnt pay two coppers to cry my eyes out over anyones death speech. You d...”

“Its an old Camorri tradition for when a bunch of people are planning something stupid, said Locke. Actually, we have a lot of traditions for that. Youll find out”

“To live the life the gods have given you, you must clutch wisely, then run. Run like the houds of hell on a sinner's scent!”

“Am I making myself clear, Orrin? I don't regret how I've lived these past few years. I move where I will. I set no appointments. I guard no borders. What landbound king has the freedom of a ship's ...”

“Sophara scrawled orders on a slate and handed it to one of the libationarians, whose encyclopedic knowledge of the contents and locations of all the bottles kept the bar running.”

“Were a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We dont believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more.”

“I think piracy is a bit like drinking. You want to stay out all night doing it, you pay the price the next day.”

“Sweat, scalded meat, puke, blood, smoke and a dozen kinds of bad ale and wine: the bouquet of civilized nightlife”

“What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains inspection. Its all wrong. You couldnt kill anyone with this.Well, not very easily, Ill grant you that, my boy. Chai...”

“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.”

“Only prisoners were ever granted easy passage into a prison.”

“We dont see the life after life as it truly is, because in our eyes it conforms to our mechanics of nature.”

“When the skys falling, I take shelter under bullshit.”

“Endure for another day, Mister Tannen, and you'll have all the foul black misuse of water you can drink.”

“Advice," Doña Vorchenza chuckled. "Advice. The years play a sort of alchemical trick, transmuting one's mutterings to a state of respectability. Give advice at forty and you're a nag. Give it at se...”

“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 ...”

“Get used to gaps in your comprehension,” said Sabetha. “The rest of us certainly have.”

“There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.”