“The stone cannot know why the chisel cleaves it; the…

“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

Thief: The Dark Project, Miscellaneous Quotes

Source: Mission XII: Strange Bedfellows

Other Thief Quotes

“So tired…if it weren’t for these taffin’ boots, (yawns) I’d be asleep.” - Guard - View Quote Details on “So tired…if it weren’t for these taffin’ boots, (yawns) I’d…
“What’s all this? Is someone being clever?” - Guard - View Quote Details on “What’s all this? Is someone being clever?” - Guard
“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…
Inside at last. - View Quote Details on Inside at last.
Garrett: “Angelwatch? Is this how our arrangement is gonna work, you coming up with ways for me to get myself killed?”
Victoria: “Is this really Garrett the Master Thief I hear talking? If danger is going to be a problem for you, then…”
Garrett: “Just– give me the details.” - View Quote Details on Garrett: “Angelwatch? Is this how our arrangement is gonna work,…
Soon all will be blessed with the breath of the Builder, the Necrotic Mutox that I created. And all the souls… the rich that spurned me, the City Watch that betrayed me, the loathsome pagans, the mindless commoners, even the loyal followers of Karras, all will receive the blessing… and the cleansing. But will they lift up their arms and praise Karras, as the vapours make them pure? Nay! They will wail, and scream, most ungrateful! - View Quote Details on Soon all will be blessed with the breath of the…
Victoria: “Our guest Cavador just spilled his guts.”
Garrett: “Not literally?”
Victoria: “That wasn’t necessary. - View Quote Details on Garrett: "Not...">Victoria: “Our guest Cavador just spilled his guts.”
Garrett: “Not…
“I will have you hang for that, you taffer!” - Guard - View Quote Details on “I will have you hang for that, you taffer!” -…
“A rod of iron, in the flame, is transfigured and is no more.
Thou canst never return unchanged from the forge.” -Rite of Ordination to MasterForger - View Quote Details on “A rod of iron, in the flame, is transfigured and…
“When We Looked At The Relics Of The Precursors,
We Saw The Heights Civilization Can Attain.
When We Looked At Their Ruins,
We Marked The Danger Of That Height.” -Keeper Annals - View Quote Details on We...">“When We Looked At The Relics Of The Precursors,
We…