Book Summary — The Lies of Locke Lamora #1 & #2
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“The Lies of Locke Lamora” is a fast-paced and entertaining read about a group of con artists known as the Gentlemen Bastards. Written in a playful tone, the book follows the leader of the group, Locke Lamora, as he and his comrades pull off daring heists and scams in the fictional city of Camorr. The story is filled with action, humor, and clever twists.
Some of my favourite Quotes
Book #1
There are only three people in life you can never fool — pawnbrokers, whores, and your mother. Since your mother’s dead, I’ve taken her place. Hence, I’m bullshit-proof.
‘Locke is our brother and our love for him has no bounds. But the four most fatal words in the Therin language are ‘‘Locke would appreciate it.’’ ‘Rivalled only by ‘‘Locke taught me a new trick,’’ ’ added Galdo. ‘The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games . . .’ ‘. . . is Locke . . .’
If reassurances could dull pain, nobody would ever go to the trouble of pressing grapes.
‘Chains used to claim that there’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated,’
The more in control the mark thinks they are, the more easily they respond to real control.
‘When you don’t know everything you could know, it’s a fine time to shut your fucking noisemaker and be polite.’
Give advice at forty and you’re a nag. Give it at seventy and you’re a sage.
Book #2
The real magic of the Sinspire was woven from its capricious exclusivity; deny something to enough people and sooner or later it will grow a mystique as thick as fog.
Locke stared at Stragos for several seconds, scratching his neck. Stragos was using a confidence trick: an appeal to high ideals followed by an appeal to greed.
Feeling like you wanted desperately to die was fine evidence that you had yet to do so.
‘Ravelle, anyone in command feigns ease when death is near. We do it for those around us, and we do it for ourselves. We do it because the sole alternative is to die cringing. The difference between an experienced leader and an untested one is that only the untested one is shocked at how well they can pretend when their hand is forced.’
Sitting only made people more inclined to waste time. Discomfort stripped sentiment from everyone’s words and brought them to the heart of their problems with haste.
So this is what a command is. Staring consequences in the eye and pretending not to flinch.
‘You son of a fucking bitch, how can you do this? I want to hug you. And I want to tear your gods-damned head off. Both at once.’ ‘Ah,’ said Locke. ‘Near as I can tell, that’s the definition of “family” right there.’
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