“Philosophy? What good is that?” Isn’t it the art of saying nothing with as many words as possible?


“Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read.”
― The Hero of Ages
― The Hero of Ages

“Do not let your assumptions about a culture block your ability to perceive the individual, or you will fail.”
― Words of Radiance
― Words of Radiance

“Elend: I kind of lost track of time…
Breeze: For two hours?
Elend: There were books involved.”
― The Well of Ascension
Breeze: For two hours?
Elend: There were books involved.”
― The Well of Ascension

“As I fear not a child with a weapon he cannot lift, I will never fear the mind of a man who does not think.”
― Words of Radiance
― Words of Radiance
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