Joe Abercrombie Quotes - Page 3

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• But you can't truly hate a man without loving him first, and there's always a trace of that love left over.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Hate, Men, Firsts

  Joe Abercrombie (2009). “Last Argument Of Kings: The First Law: Book Three”, p.309, Hachette UK

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• I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the way that they can surprise you. And obviously to surprise people and to have twists in the tale, you have to plan quite carefully.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Reading, People, Twists

  "GeekDad Interviews Fantasy Author Joe Abercrombie". GeekDad Interview, www.wired.com. July 24, 2009.

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• It's hard to stay calm when you're terrified, helpless, alone, at the mercy of men with no mercy at all.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Men, Stay Calm, Mercy

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• A whole new thing. A forging of the humble parts of bread and cheese into a greater whole. I call it...a cheese-trap.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Humble, Bread, Cheese

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• 'The Blade Itself' was my first book. Probably I should've tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Book, Stories, Firsts

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• Sometimes when I'm really enjoying a book, I'll read a sentence or paragraph and just think - how can someone's head be wired in such a way that they'd come up with that?

  Joe Abercrombie

  Book, Thinking, Way

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• As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Writing, Mean, Advice

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• I span the entire geek spectrum.

  Joe Abercrombie

  Geek, Spectrum

  "GeekDad Interviews Fantasy Author Joe Abercrombie". Wired Interview, www.wired.com. July 24, 2009.

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