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“What is it we value? Innovation. Originality. Novelty. But most importantly...timeliness. I fear you may be too late, my confused, unfortunate, friend.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“I probably shouldn't mock our family. House Davar is distinctive and enduring."
Jushu raised his cup. Wikim nodded sharply.
"Of course," she added, "the same could be said for a wart.”
― The Way of Kings
Jushu raised his cup. Wikim nodded sharply.
"Of course," she added, "the same could be said for a wart.”
― The Way of Kings
“Put two men together, and they will find something to argue about. Gather them into groups, and one group will find reason to oppress or attack another.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that’s the sound the world makes when it pisses itself.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Those dear to me took fright for my safety and, perhaps, my sanity. Kings, they explained, do not walk like beggars for hundreds of miles. My response was that if a beggar could managed the feat, then why not a king? Did they think me less capable than a beggar?
Sometimes I think that I am. The beggar knows much that the king can only guess. And yet who draws up the codes for begging ordinances? Often I wonder what my experience in life--my easy life following the Desolation, and my current level of comfort--has given me of any true experience to use in making laws. If we had to rely on what we knew, kings would only be of use in creating laws regarding the proper heating of tea and the cushioning of thrones.”
― The Way of Kings
Sometimes I think that I am. The beggar knows much that the king can only guess. And yet who draws up the codes for begging ordinances? Often I wonder what my experience in life--my easy life following the Desolation, and my current level of comfort--has given me of any true experience to use in making laws. If we had to rely on what we knew, kings would only be of use in creating laws regarding the proper heating of tea and the cushioning of thrones.”
― The Way of Kings
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