“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Welcome, Kaladin Stormblessed. Herald of Kings. Herald of the Wind. Herald of…”
“Herald,” Kaladin said, “of Second Chances.”
― Wind and Truth
“Herald,” Kaladin said, “of Second Chances.”
― Wind and Truth
“Clean, quick, and easy as lying. We know how it ends practically before it starts. That's why stories appeal to us. They give is the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Every decision we make influences others, and sometimes harms them. That’s not the way of kings. That’s the way of life.”
― Wind and Truth
― Wind and Truth
“That was another lesson I had learned perhaps too well: people meant pain.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
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