War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors dโoeuvres.
Brandon SandersonAt times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace.
Brandon SandersonIf you were the wall, what would you rather be? Dreary and dull, or alive with paint?" "Walls can't think!" "That doesn't stop them from caring.
Brandon SandersonThe finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
Brandon SandersonToo many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.
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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