Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.
While every new fantasy author is hailed as unique, new, and different, Brandon Sanderson's ELANTRIS does indeed provide an absorbing adventure in a unique, different, and well-thought-out fantasy world, with a few nifty twists as well.
Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality.
Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal, and law is a tool.
To that which is born, death is certain; to that which is dead, birth is certain.
Deities are invented by fallible and finite beings in the hope and desire to create immortal perfection; unfortunately, such deities only reflect their creators and inspire their followers to similar imperfections.