“Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.”
― M is for Malice
― M is for Malice
“What do I advise? Forget it all. Don't be afraid. Do what you get the most pleasure from. Is it to build a cloud chamber? Then go on doing things like that. Develop your talents wherever they may lead. Damn the torpedoes - full speed ahead!
If you have any talent,or any occupation that delights you,do it, and do it to the hilt”
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If you have any talent,or any occupation that delights you,do it, and do it to the hilt”
―
“I learned from her that every woman is worried
about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is.”
― Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is.”
― Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
“What is a man’s life worth?” Dalinar asked softly.
“The slavemasters say one is worth about two emerald broams,” Kaladin said, frowning.
“And what do you say?”
“A life is priceless,” he said immediately, quoting his father.
Dalinar smiled, wrinkle lines extending from the corners of his eyes. “Coincidentally, that is the exact value of a Shardblade. So today, you and your men sacrificed to buy me twenty-six hundred priceless lives. And all I had to repay you with was a single priceless sword. I call that a bargain.”
― The Way of Kings
“The slavemasters say one is worth about two emerald broams,” Kaladin said, frowning.
“And what do you say?”
“A life is priceless,” he said immediately, quoting his father.
Dalinar smiled, wrinkle lines extending from the corners of his eyes. “Coincidentally, that is the exact value of a Shardblade. So today, you and your men sacrificed to buy me twenty-six hundred priceless lives. And all I had to repay you with was a single priceless sword. I call that a bargain.”
― The Way of Kings
“Why make yourself miserable saying things like, "Why do we have such bad luck? What has God done to us? What have we done to deserve this?" - all of which, if you understand reality and take it completely into your heart, are irrelevant and unsolvable. They are just things that nobody can know. Your situation is just an accident of life.”
― What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character
― What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character
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