Hard words are for fools and cowards.

People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have one.

Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.

Names turned over by time, like the plough turning the soil. Bringing up the new while the old were buried in the mud.

Love is a fine cushion to rest upon, but only hate can make you a better person.

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.

It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough.