“And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
“Weakness can imitate strength if bound properly, just as cowardice can imitate heroism if given nowhere to flee.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Overcome your guilt. Care, but not too much. Take responsibility, but don't blame yourself. Protect, save, help- but know when to give up. They're precarious ledges to walk. How do I do it?”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Passionate, with an intense, smoldering resolve. A leashed anger that he used, because he had dominated it. And a certain tempting arrogance. Not the haughty pride of a highlord. Instead, the secure, stable sense of determination that whispered that no matter who you were—or what you did—you could not hurt him. Could not change him. He was. Like the wind and rocks were.”
― Words of Radiance
― Words of Radiance
“Let your actions defend you, not your words.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
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