“I’m not strong enough,” Kaladin whispered. “You’re strong enough for me.” “I’m not good enough.” “You’re good enough for me.” “I wasn’t there.” Tien smiled. “You are here for me, Kal. You’re here for all of us.”
― Rhythm of War
― Rhythm of War
“When you’re just a face in the crowd, then you can hold an ideal without being required to live up to it.”
― He Who Fights with Monsters
― He Who Fights with Monsters
“...Do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much—pain, frustration, anger... and I still loved her. I still do.”
― Mistborn: The Final Empire
― Mistborn: The Final Empire
“You do not follow me because I am the strongest. Pax is. You do not follow me because I am the brightest. Mustang is. You follow me because you do not know where you are going. I do.”
― Red Rising
― Red Rising
“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.”
― Red Rising
― Red Rising
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