“I’ll be home soon, drinking good dark ale, nibbling on…

“I’ll be home soon, drinking good dark ale, nibbling on a nice leg of mutton, forgetting about this place….” - Guard

Quotes from Thief: Deadly Shadows, Miscellaneous quotes

Other Thief Quotes

“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 will have you hang for that, you taffer!” - Guard - View Quote Details on “I will have you hang for that, you taffer!” -…
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…
I’ve always equated “feelings” with “getting caught”…they both get in the way of my money. Unfortunately not everyone is as committed to their work as I am. - View Quote Details on I’ve always equated “feelings” with “getting caught”…they both get in…
Apparently their leaders…Donal and Reuben…are arguing over the prized sapphire vase. Sounds like they could use a third party to settle their disagreement. Since I’m no mediator, I’ll just steal the vase from them. They’ll be so busy blaming each other no one will suspect an outsider. - View Quote Details on Apparently their leaders…Donal and Reuben…are arguing over the prized sapphire…
“We chose our profession in defiance of the greed of the monarchy. We will not live for the sake of taxes to fatten the nobles pockets. We choose to live the only life available to those who would be truly free. We are thieves.” -Wall Plaque in the Thieves Guild - View Quote Details on “We chose our profession in defiance of the greed of…
“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…
“The knowledge of those who came before could neither be disseminated or destroyed. Its power would be a dangerous tool in the wrong hands, but would also insure against future cataclysm. At that time we chose to maintain it with writings preserved in extant locations.” -Keeper Annals - View Quote Details on “The knowledge of those who came before could neither be…
Felix, always helpful, also said that the catacombs are supposed to be haunted. Think I’ll go make some inquiries about where a ‘heretic’ like me can get some holy water. Always go prepared…. - View Quote Details on Felix, always helpful, also said that the catacombs are supposed…
I’d rather not have to do this job, but Cutty’s a reliable fence, and I don’t appreciate the Hammerites abducting him. And he owes me money for the Bafford job…. - View Quote Details on I’d rather not have to do this job, but Cutty’s…