Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.

Do you just want to get by? Or do you want to make me proud?

Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.

Are you hurt?" "Absolutely," I said. "Especially in my everywhere.

Joss [Whedon] is an excellent storyteller. It really doesn't matter what medium he's working in.

The good thing about working on the books for 14 years before they hit the shelves is that I worked out most of the kinks long before they were published.

Do you know what it's like to run spellcheck for six hours? It's like a party in purgatory. A party in purgatory where all they have to drink is sugar-free Kool-aid, and the only game to play is Monopoly, and none of your friends show up.