Huh! Wasn’t that long ago that I was planning on…

Huh! Wasn’t that long ago that I was planning on my retirement…now the only thing that’s getting retired is my standards.

Thief II: The Metal Age, Quotes by Garrett

Source: Mission II: Shipping… and Receiving

Other Thief Quotes

“Come the time of peril, did the ground gape, and did the dead rest unquiet ‘gainst us. Our bands of iron and hammers of stone prevailed not, and some did doubt the Builder’s plan. But the seals held strong, and the few did triumph, and the doubters were lain into the foundations of the new sanctum.” -Collected letters of the smith-in-exile - View Quote Details on “Come the time of peril, did the ground gape, and…
What hast thou… built, Garret? When the time comes to review thy life, with the Master Builder afore thee, and the question is asked: what hast thou built, what will thee say, poor Garret? For thou art a man of… destruction, not construction. Tis the biggest sin of all. Build thyself today a good house, that would please Him much! - View Quote Details on What hast thou… built, Garret? When the time comes to…
“The Builder let me strike through. Builder in the work I do.” -The Hammerite Guard Patrol - View Quote Details on “The Builder let me strike through. Builder in the work…
Since you left us, you’ve been a stone rolling downhill. Now you must aim this remarkable momentum. It is past time for the balance to shift. - View Quote Details on Since you left us, you’ve been a stone rolling downhill…
“What’s all this? Is someone being clever?” - Guard - View Quote Details on “What’s all this? Is someone being clever?” - Guard
But lo, how easily evil is failed, when the righteous hold the mace! Thou art transparent to me, Garrett, even now I can see thou seeking to stop me, but there is naught you can do. - View Quote Details on But lo, how easily evil is failed, when the righteous…
“I’ll be home soon, drinking good dark ale, nibbling on a nice leg of mutton, forgetting about this place….” - Guard - View Quote Details on “I’ll be home soon, drinking good dark ale, nibbling on…
“Oh…these godforsaken boots! Why can’t I wear my own shoes to work? Huh? What difference could it possibly make?” - Guard - View Quote Details on “Oh…these godforsaken boots! Why can’t I wear my own shoes…
“I will have you hang for that, you taffer!” - Guard - View Quote Details on “I will have you hang for that, you taffer!” -…
Iron trees? Not in my part of town. - View Quote Details on Iron trees? Not in my part of town.