Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is my story now, I wonder?

Have a smile for breakfast, you'll be shitting joy by lunch.

The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.

Those with the least always lose the most in war.

'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.

Sometimes men change for the better. Sometimes men change for the worse. And often, very often, given time and opportunity . . .’ He waved his flask around for a moment, then shrugged. ‘They change back.

Get what you can with words, because words are free, but the words of an armed man ring that much sweeter.