“I hear they whip you for stealing.""Or put you in jail, or sell you into slavery, or kill you, depending on the town and what mood they're in.”

“Everyone dies. Everyone leaves. What matters is the things you build together before they go. What matters is the part of them that continues in you when they're gone.”

“You killed more people than anybody in history.""Be the best at whatever you do, that's what my mother always told me.”

“I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.”

“Well, I'm your man. I'm the bloody bastard you wanted when you had me spawned. I'm your tool, and what difference does it make if I hate the part of me that you most need? What difference does it make that when the little serpents killed me in the game, I agreed with them, and was glad.”

“because if you can’t kill then you are always subject to those who can, and nothing and no one will ever save you.”

“If the other fellow can't tell you his story, you can never be sure he isn't trying to kill you.”