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Empathy? What’s that?” Glokta winced as he rubbed at his aching leg. “It’s a sad fact, but pain only makes you sorry for yourself.

Empathy? What’s that?” Glokta winced as he rubbed at his aching leg. “It’s a sad fact, but pain only makes you sorry for yourself.

Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern

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Joe Abercrombie
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1974; activity date not established; Wikidata Q515421, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515421 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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