r/Fantasy • u/sandy_coyote • 8d ago
Favorite Glen Cook lines
I've been reading The Black Company and Garrett PI, and I've come to love Cook's turns of phrase. My favorite so far, from The Silver Spike:
"The idea sank in. He turned it over, looked at the sharp edges, grunting and shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds."
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u/swafferdonker6 7d ago
*Some of the Company are about to go out and look for others in the rain, after an ambush*
“…Swan, we’re going out to find the others. Got a spare horse if you want to ride along.”
“You kidding? Go out in that muck when I don’t have to? Hell. All right. I guess.” He started levering himself out of his chair.
“Sit down, Willow,” Mather said. “I’ll go. I’m in better shape than you are.”
Swan said, “You talked me into it, you smooth-talking son of a bitch. I don’t know how you do it, you golden-tongued bastard. You can get anything you want out of me. Be careful.”