“I was a kid. No parents, no home, running messages…

“I was a kid. No parents, no home, running messages or picking pockets to keep my ribs from meeting my spine. One day I saw a man, folks just passed him by as if he wasn’t there. I thought he must have something valuable, so I snuck up on him and made a grab.

Thief: The Dark Project, Miscellaneous Quotes

Other Thief Quotes

“Be ever diligent, For thy enemies are a multitude,
And sin never sleeps…” -Excerpt from a Hammer Hymn - View Quote Details on “Be ever diligent, For thy enemies are a multitude,…
“Reliance upon others
Is weakness for the strong
But strength for the weak.
Wisdom and balance lie in knowing your own nature over time.” -Chronicle of the Metal Age - View Quote Details on Is weakness for the strong...">“Reliance upon others
Is weakness for the strong…
“Ruby ring and pearls for my ears.” - Sleeping Lady - View Quote Details on “Ruby ring and pearls for my ears.” - Sleeping Lady
“Set thy bricks with the bones of heathens, and mix thy mortar with their blood.” -Hammerite Book of Structure - View Quote Details on “Set thy bricks with the bones of heathens, and mix…
I know not why you oppose me. In one act, I will end all human suffering, and clear the path for the Builder to walk again on earth, history will move forward! My tireless children will build in his name, creating advancements beyond our understanding. Now, it is the dark time before the days of light! Why dost thou oppose me? - View Quote Details on I know not why you oppose me. In one act,…
I was pissed at Cutty for a good while after the…prison debacle. But hey, you can’t blame him for what the Hammers did to him. So I decided to go after that horn Felix talked about. Not like I had a whole lot of choice, really…the rent is due…and my landlord’s even tougher than the Hammers. - View Quote Details on I was pissed at Cutty for a good while after…
“Holding a key, you may infer the existence of a lock. However, do not make the mistake of assuming that yours is the only key.” - Handbook of Scribes - View Quote Details on “Holding a key, you may infer the existence of a…
“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 - View Quote Details on “Before death came, the liars were made to feast upon…
This situation does have one advantage… things can’t get any worse. Who could hire someone like the sheriff to kill me? - View Quote Details on This situation does have one advantage… things can’t get any…
“The Hammer is the most blessed of all the Builder’s works:
‘Tis both a tool for construction, and a weapon against thy foes.” -The Hammer Book of Lessons - View Quote Details on “The Hammer is the most blessed of all the Builder’s…