Lyden

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. ANAÏS NIN”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

“Sazed shook his head, walking over to stand beside her. “Belief isn’t simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief—what is faith—if you don’t continue in it after failure?”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn Trilogy

“No,” said a third. “They have made great strides in understanding the prisons of spren, but they know little about the bond, the power of oaths, the nature of the tones of the world. They are cremlings building a nest beneath the shadow of a great temple. They take pride in what they have done, but cannot grasp the beauties around them.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

“I do not disagree with that, Your Majesty,” Sazed said. “Or at least I do believe in the theory of it. Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as best you can, following the dictates of your conscience. You must be true, Your Majesty, to the man you wish to become. If that man is not whom the people wish to have lead them, then they will choose someone else.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn Trilogy