Hatred is a form of faith, distilled by passion to remove all rationality.
Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.
If you do good because you expect to be rewarded, it is greed.
To that which is born, death is certain; to that which is dead, birth is certain.
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.
Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal, and law is a tool.