Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire, Book 1)

Cowards should be treated with respect. Cowards best know how to hurt. Corner one at your peril.

They should put that on headstones, “Got tired.”

The biggest lies we save for ourselves.

Who would I be if I let go the wrongs that have shaped me?

Without light, without the beat of a heart to count the time, you learn that eternity is nothing to fear.

“The weakest spot in a good defence is designed to fail. It falls, but in falling it summons the next defence and so on. It’s all about layers. At the end of it all you’ll find yourself facing the thing you sought to avoid all along, only now you’re weaker, and it’s forewarned.”

Hold to a thing long enough, a secret, a desire, maybe a lie, and it will shape you.

Churchmen, eh? Love one minute, forgiveness the next, and then it’s eternity on fire.

“We are defined by our enemies—but also we can choose them. Make an enemy of hatred, Jorg. Do that and you could be a great man, but more importantly, maybe a happy one.”

“Running ain’t no bad thing. Leastways if you run in the right direction.”