gentleman bastards

February 15, 2023 by achrilock

“‘Better and better,’ said Locke.”

— Scott Lynch, ‘The Republic of Thieves’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/02/3092/

December 13, 2022 by achrilock

“The houses of quality are sacrosanct. Custom older and firmer than law forbids soldiers or constables to set foot within them, save for response to the most heinous crimes. They are the envy of a continent: no foreign club, however luxurious or exclusive, can quite recapture the particular atmosphere of a genuine Verrari chance house. And they are, one and all, put to shame by the Sinspire.”
— Scott Lynch, ‘Red Seas Under Red Skies’

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October 25, 2022 by achrilock

“I see a cat with his paw over a mouse’s tail. And if the cat’s claws haven’t come out yet, it’s not because of anything the mouse has done.”
— Scott Lynch, ‘The Lies of Locke Lamora’

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https://achrilock.com/2022/10/1220/