Men 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
Brandon SandersonIf I should die,โ Dalinar said, โthen I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.โ โThe Codes?โ โNo. The Way of Kings.โ โThat storming book.
Brandon SandersonGetting cut off from the knights' magic rock also required a period of exile from their giant glass mushroom. (Those of you in the Hushlands, I dare you to work that last sentence into a conversation. "By the way, Sally, did you know that getting cut from the knight's magic rock also requires a period of exile from their giant glass mushroom?")
Brandon SandersonMen protect things they find important," Galladon said with a shrug. "If you object, you shouldn't have made yourself so irreplaceable.Kolo?" -Brandon Sanderson (Elantris)
Brandon SandersonTo age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one's body against oneself.
Brandon SandersonPersonally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain. I tend to find both whining and complaining quite interesting and amusing, though sometimes--unfortunately--it's hard to choose which one of the two I want to do. Sigh. LIfe can be so tough sometimes.
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