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““I suspect that drink has made you impulsive.“
“Drink makes me see funny; the gods made me impulsive.“”

Scott Lynch buch Red Seas Under Red Skies

Quelle: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 1 “Little Games” section 4 (p. 29)

““Why the hell are you here?”
“A matter of conscience.”
“Really?” said Locke. “Yours? You keep alluding to its existence. Somehow I’m not convinced.””

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 9 “The Five-Year Game: Reasonable Doubt” section 1 (p. 543)

““This entire situation is insane.” Jean slammed his book shut in disgust.
“It was insane before; now it’s become malicious.””

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Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora

Quelle: The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), Chapter 6 “Limitations” section 2 (p. 330)

“Push your luck, gorgeous, and eventually luck pushes back.”

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 8 “The Five-Year Game: Infinite Variation” section 8 (p. 468)

“Gods, all this maneuvering for moral advantage. You’d think we were married.”

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 1 “Things Get Worse” section 8 (p. 51)

“You rule the Bondsmagi,” said Locke, incredulously.
“Rule is too strong a term. We do occasionally manage to avert total chaos.”

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 1 “Things Get Worse” section 11 (p. 65)

““You needed a bath,“ Jean interrupted. “You were covered in self-pity.“”

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Scott Lynch buch Red Seas Under Red Skies

Reminiscence “The Capa of Vel Virazzo” section 5 (p. 63)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)

““I never even liked cats all that much.”
“Surely you realize,” said Patience, “that cats are no great respecters of human opinion.””

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 3 “Blood and Breath and Water” section 1 (p. 146)

“Some mysteries are better off with their throats slit.”

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Scott Lynch buch Red Seas Under Red Skies

Quelle: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 2 “Requin” section 3 (p. 95)

“Remember when I told you, for the first time? You nearly threw me off the roof—”
“I thought you deserved it. You know, it’s an opinion I return to from time to time, whether or not a roof is available.”
“You’re a difficult woman, Sabetha. But then, difficult women are the only ones worth falling in love with.”
“How would you know? It’s not like you’ve ever been after anyone else—”
“That part’s easy. I started with the most difficult woman possible, so there was never any need to look any further.”
“You’re trying to be charming.” She squeezed his hand once, then pulled away. “I choose not to be entirely charmed, Locke Lamora.”
“Not entirely?”

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

“Not entirely. Not yet.”
Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 8 “The Five-Year Game: Infinite Variation” section 11 (p. 483)

“Master Kosta…What a pleasure! Selendri tells me you’ve expressed an interest in getting killed.”

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Scott Lynch buch Red Seas Under Red Skies

Quelle: Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007), Chapter 2 “Requin” section 2 (p. 82)

“Our patron has always sort of danced upon the notion that austerity and piety go hand in hand; down here, we show our appreciation for things by appreciating, if you get me.”

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Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora

Interlude “Locke Stays for Dinner” section 2 (p. 132)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)

“Refusal noted and cordially declined.”

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 1 “Things Get Worse” section 6 (p. 43)

“I don’t want you to agree with me; I want you to use your misplaced acorn of a brain before the squirrel comes looking for it again.”

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Scott Lynch buch Red Seas Under Red Skies

Last Reminiscence “By Their Own Rope” section 1 (p. 270)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007)

“Government affairs are a bit beyond our experience,” said Jean.
“Nonsense. You’ll feel right at home. What is government but theft by consent? You’ll be moving in a society of kindred spirits.”

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 2 “The Business” section 2 (p. 105)

“My responsibility was to tell you the truth, not wrap you in swaddling clothes.”

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Scott Lynch buch The Republic of Thieves

She raised her hood again, half-veiling her face in shadow. “Nor protect you from your own badly aimed temper.”
Quelle: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 9 “The Five-Year Game: Reasonable Doubt” section 2 (p. 551)

“This entire situation is insane.”

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Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora

Jean slammed his book shut in disgust.
“It was insane before; now it’s become malicious.”
Quelle: The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), Chapter 6 “Limitations” section 2 (p. 330)

“Liquor does this? Even after you’re sober?”

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Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora

“A cruel joke, isn’t it? The gods put a price tag on everything, it seems.”
Interlude “The Last Mistake” section 1 (p. 179)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)