“Enjoy memories, yes, but don't be a slave to who you wish you once had been.”
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
“He sat staring at the door for a long time. He wasn’t wearing a hat, which meant he had to just be himself. The true him, the one that knew this pain. They’d ridden together on many a dusty path. This pain had been his invisible friend since childhood.
The pain of knowing what he really was.
The pain of being worthless.”
― The Lost Metal
The pain of knowing what he really was.
The pain of being worthless.”
― The Lost Metal
“Some people charged toward the goal, running for all they had. Others stumbled. But it wasn't the speed that mattered. It was the direction they were going.”
― Rhythm of War
― Rhythm of War
“You never get to be ready. You just have to move forward anyway.”
― The Sunlit Man
― The Sunlit Man
“Plan every battle as if you will inevitably retreat, but fight every battle like there is no backing down.”
― Oathbringer
― Oathbringer
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