Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.
Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal, and law is a tool.
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.
Most people don’t care who rules, as long as their lives don’t change.
Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality.
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.