Belief without evidence is the very hallmark of the savage.

A friendship between a man and a woman was what you called it when one had been pursuing the other for a long time and never gotten anywhere.

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

There are few men with more blood on their hands than me. None, that I know of. The Bloody-Nine they call me, my enemies, and there’s a lot of ’em. Always more enemies, and fewer friends. Blood gets you nothing but more blood. It follows me now, always, like my shadow, and like my shadow I can never be free of it. I should never be free of it. I’ve earned it. I’ve deserved it. I’ve sought it out. Such is my punishment.

'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.

You should laugh every moment you live, for you'll find it decidedly difficult afterwards.

Sometimes it doesn't matter too much what choice you make, as long as you make it quick and stick to it.