Jim C. Hines
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Biography
Jim C. Hines is an American fantasy and science fiction writer.
"Your religious beliefs are your business. They are not and should not be the basis for law. If you use them as justification to discriminate against others, don’t be upset when others decide you’re an asshole."[Blog post of July 26, 2011]"
"The most difficult part was letting yourself ignore the lies your eyes told. Eyes were like children. If they had nothing to say, they made things up."
"Goblins didn’t pray. They had no use for gods, a disinterest matched only by the gods’ disdain for goblins."
"Better the lesser of two oddities."
"Logically, Jig knew he was safe. Logic, however, had only a single small voice, and was easily overwhelmed by panic."
"“Everywhere I go, I meet men like him,” Riana muttered. “Follow them into Straum’s lair or let them toss me into the dungeons. They offer you a choice between hells and expect you to thank them for it.”"
"Madmen in the noble line are as common as rat turds in the grain shed."
"He hoped he hadn’t killed the guard. He had come here to help the goblins. Though eliminating some of the stupider guards might be construed as helping. He would have to think about that later."
"Plans were for adventurers. He preferred the goblin approach. Blind panic might not work all the time, but at least it saved you the stress of planning."
"Unfortunately for you, ignorance makes a poor shield."
"He seemed to think that killing was something to be done only as a last resort. It was a strange philosophy, one that would take some getting used to."
"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."
"No night is so dark, no situation so dire, but the intervention of the gods cannot make it worse."
"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."
"Keep your enemies close, but your friends closer. That way your friends are between you and your enemies."
"Jig’s life would be much simpler if she were dead. That more than anything else, convinced him she was still alive."
"No plan survives the first encounter with your enemy, so why bother to make one?"
"Jig had never worried about pursuing his destiny. Generally, destiny pursued him. Then it knocked him down and kicked him a few times for good measure."
"The royal children have skulls of granite, it’s true, but they come by that honestly."
"Maybe this was why gods stayed on another plane of existence. If they stayed here in the mortal world, their followers would be too tempted to punch them in the face."
"If a god ever decides to talk to you, the best thing you can do is pretend you don’t hear him."
"Cowardice is a far better survival trait than heroism."
"Nobody dies faster than a tired soldier."
"I’m told it’s very difficult to escape death once he adds your name to his list."
"Don’t let your newfound title worry you. Having lived among goblins and their backstabbing, treacherous ways, you’re far better prepared for politics than most."