Scott Lynch Quotes

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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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  Girl, Sunshine, Boys

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.1817, Del Rey

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

  Scott Lynch

  Locke Lamora, Underestimated

  Scott Lynch (2006). “The Lies of Locke Lamora”, p.152, Spectra

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• My disinterest in your bullshit is so tangible you could make bricks out of it

  Scott Lynch

  Bullshit, Tangible, Bricks

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.1999, Del Rey

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• I think it’s fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions, the burning certainty that we’re unique geniuses, and the constant fear that we’re witless frauds who are speeding toward epic failure.

  Scott Lynch

  Unique, Thinking, Epic

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• Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind

  Scott Lynch

  Men, Wind, Rooms

  Scott Lynch (2007). “Red Seas Under Red Skies”, p.173, Del Rey

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• Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius.

  Scott Lynch

  Fire, Trying, Genius

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.1958, Del Rey

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• We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more.

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  Believe, Hard Work, Bullshit

  Scott Lynch (2008). “The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book One”, p.25, Hachette UK

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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.

  Scott Lynch

  Brain, Credit, Sawdust

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.161, Del Rey

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• Mew," the kitten retorted, locking gazes with him. It had the expression common to all kittens, that of a tyrant in the becoming. 'I was comfortable, and you dared to move,' those jade eyes said. 'For that you must die.' When it became apparent to the cat that its two or three pounds of mass were insufficient to break Locke's neck with one mighty snap, it put its paws on his shoulders and began sharing its drool-covered nose with his lips. He recoiled.

  Scott Lynch

  Moving, Cat, Eye

  Scott Lynch (2007). “Red Seas Under Red Skies”, p.387, Del Rey

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• I suspect this is all gonna end in screaming and drowning

  Scott Lynch

  Drowning, Ends, Suspects

  Scott Lynch (2007). “Red Seas Under Red Skies”, p.209, Del Rey

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• You can't help being young, but it's past time that you stopped being stupid.

  Scott Lynch

  Stupid, Past, Helping

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.126, Del Rey

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• If reassurances could dull pain, nobody would ever go to the trouble of pressing grapes.

  Scott Lynch

  Pain, Dull, Reassurance

  Scott Lynch (2006). “The Lies of Locke Lamora”, p.122, Spectra

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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.

  Scott Lynch

  Words Of Wisdom, Needs, Quitting

  Scott Lynch (2013). “The Republic of Thieves”, p.489, Del Rey

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• Difficult" and "impossible" are cousins often mistaken for one another, with very little in common." (Locke Lamora to Requin)

  Scott Lynch

  Cousin, Littles, Impossible

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.793, Random House

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• You're ten pints of crazy in a one-pint glass.

  Scott Lynch

  Crazy, Glasses, Ten

  Scott Lynch (2007). “Red Seas Under Red Skies”, p.291, Del Rey

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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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  Winning, Teeth, Way

  Scott Lynch (2009). “Red Seas Under Red Skies: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book Two”, p.441, Hachette UK

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• My name's Jean Tannen, and I'm the ambush.

  Scott Lynch

  Names, Ambush

  Scott Lynch (2006). “The Lies of Locke Lamora”, p.291, Spectra

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• To us — richer and cleverer than everyone else!

  Scott Lynch

  Scott Lynch (2006). “The Lies of Locke Lamora”, p.103, Spectra

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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!

  Scott Lynch

  Giving, Needs, Want

  Scott Lynch (2013). “The Republic of Thieves”, p.443, Del Rey

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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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  Hands, Locks, Way

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• I can’t name the poison that’s killing your friend. But the one that’s killing you is called hope.

  Scott Lynch

  Names, Poison, Killing

  Scott Lynch (2013). “The Republic of Thieves”, p.45, Del Rey

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• Enlightenment! When it comes, it comes like a brick to the head, doesn't it?

  Scott Lynch

  Enlightenment, Bricks

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.129, Del Rey

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• There are only three people in life you can never fool--pawnbrokers, whores, and your mother. Since your mother's dead, I've taken her place. Hence, I'm bullshit-proof.

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  Mother, Taken, People

  Scott Lynch (2006). “The Lies of Locke Lamora”, p.25, Spectra

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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.

  Scott Lynch

  Art, Men, Mirrors

  Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.675, Del Rey

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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.

  Scott Lynch

  Dragons, Naked, Fifty

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