Glen Cook Quotes

Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.

Soldiers live. He dies and not you, and you feel guilty, because you're glad he died, and not you. Soldiers live, and wonder why.

The man who counts on the aid of a god deserves the help he doesn't get.

- Goblin, that was a dumb stunt.
- It sure was. Made me feel forty years younger.

I'm a bad man. I need to understand the past. It illuminates the present.

There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies. We abjure labels. We fight for money and an indefinable pride. The politics, the ethics, the moralities, are irrelevant.

Rich men have dreams. Poor men die to make them come true.