“Before death came, the liars were made to feast upon…

“Before death came, the liars were made to feast upon the hands of the thieves, and the thieves were made to ingest the tongues of their liar brothers, and we praised the Master Builder for his judgements.” -The Hammer Book of Tenets

Thief: The Dark Project, Miscellaneous Quotes

Source: Mission III: Break from Cragscleft Prison

Other Thief Quotes

I guess if you’re rich enough you can build any sort of madhouse to live in. - View Quote Details on I guess if you’re rich enough you can build any…
“Hello? Anybody there? Don’t be afraid. We’re just a couple of friendly guys looking to (snicker) make friends….” - Thug - View Quote Details on “Hello? Anybody there? Don’t be afraid. We’re just a couple…
Garrett: [Makes a sound of contempt.] Keepers!
Keeper: So you think you’ve won.
Garrett: I think I’ve got my eye back.
Keeper: Yet…still…you are blind.
Garrett: If you hadn’t noticed, I just saved the world. Yourself included.
Keeper: As we knew you would. As it had to be.
Garrett: Now I remember why I left the Keepers.
Keeper: And I remember why we let you go.
Garrett: What do you want from me? [Sarcastically] You come to congratulate me? Welcome me back to the fold?
Keeper: Very well. I will speak my piece plainly. You have accomplished that which was written, and YES… you’ve done it well. But there is no place for you with us any longer. Yet you will have a great need of us, and soon.
Garrett: I don’t think so. I’m through with heroics.
Garrett: And with your kind as well.
Keeper: You cannot run from life as you did from us, Garrett. Life has a way of finding you. No matter how artistic a sneak you are. Listen…there is a book that you were not made aware of. I’m here to tell you that it would be WISE for you to read it now…if you can still read hieroglyphs.
Garrett: I do try to forget, but you Keepers leave them everywhere for me.
Keeper: Yes. You have more friends than you know.
Garrett: Tell my “friends” that I don’t need their secret book. Or their glyph warnings, or their messengers! Tell them I’m through! Tell them it’s over! Tell them Garrett is done! (walks away)
Keeper: I will tell them this: Nothing is changed. All is as it was written. The Trickster is dead. Beware the dawn…of the Metal Age. - View Quote Details on Garrett: [Makes a sound of contempt.] Keepers!
Keeper: So…
“The stone cannot know why the chisel cleaves it; the iron cannot know why the fire scorches it. When thy life is cleft and scorched, when death and despair leap at thee, beat not thy breast and curse thy evil fate, but thank the Builder for the trials that shape thee.” -The Hammer Book of Tenets - View Quote Details on “The stone cannot know why the chisel cleaves it; the…
“If thou hast eyes to see the glory of the Builder, but do not, then pluck them out.” -Opening Prayer, Ironwright Temple - View Quote Details on “If thou hast eyes to see the glory of the…
“Too many shadows. Something could hide here easy.” - Guard - View Quote Details on “Too many shadows. Something could hide here easy.” - Guard
“The man who learns only what
Others know is as ignorant as if he
Learns nothing. The treasures of knowledge
Are the most rare, and guarded most harshly.” -Chronicle of the First Age - View Quote Details on Others know is as...">“The man who learns only what
Others know is as…
“To Manipulate A Man Is A Careful Project.
Too Light A Hand, And He Follows His Own Whim;
Too Heavy A Hand, And He Will Turn On You.” -Chronicle of the Metal Age - View Quote Details on Too Light...">“To Manipulate A Man Is A Careful Project.
Too Light…
“Even With All We Had Learned,
Some Events Were To Prove More Complex Than We Had Predicted.
The Most Unlikely Of Alliances Was Also The Most Effective.” -Chronicle of the Metal Age - View Quote Details on Some Events Were...">“Even With All We Had Learned,
Some Events Were…
“Must have been a mix up in the uniforms…pants feel…too tight…boots are loose… I’m gonna have blisters for sure…” - Guard - View Quote Details on “Must have been a mix up in the uniforms…pants feel…too…