Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.
Brandon SandersonHave you finally grown so jealous of my impeccable fashion sense that you've decided to have me disposed of?
Brandon SandersonThere are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives." "And what of those who protect and defend? Those who save lives by taking lives?" "That's like trying to stop a storm by blowing harder. Ridiculous. You can't protect by killing.
Brandon SandersonMen had always told Kaladin that he fought like nobody else. Heโd felt it on the first day heโd picked up a quarterstaff, though Tukksโs advice had helped him refine and channel what he could do. Kaladin had cared when he fought. Heโd never fought empty or cold. He fought to keep his men alive
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