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Quotes from Goblin Hero — Jim C. Hines

born 1974 United States

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No night is so dark, no situation so dire, but the intervention of the gods cannot make it worse.

Goblin Hero (2007)

No plan survives the first encounter with your enemy, so why bother to make one?

Goblin Hero (2007)

Jig’s life would be much simpler if she were dead. That more than anything else, convinced him she was still alive.

Goblin Hero (2007)

Keep your enemies close, but your friends closer. That way your friends are between you and your enemies.

Goblin Hero (2007)

Despite common belief, the goblin language did include a word for trust. It was derived from the word for trustworthy, which in the goblin tongue, was the same as the word for dead.

Goblin Hero (2007)

What do I do?
Tymalous Shadowstar didn’t answer.
Hello? A little help would be nice. Still nothing. It figured. There was never a god around when you needed one.

Goblin Hero (2007)

The difference between a Hero and an ordinary man is that when the ordinary man comes upon a flaming death swamp full of venomous dragon snakes, he turns around and goes home. The Hero strips down and goes for a swim.

Goblin Hero (2007)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jim C. Hines (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.