

“Authority doesn't come from a rank.," Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket.
"Where does it come from?"
"From the men who give it to you. That's the only way to get it.”
― The Way of Kings
"Where does it come from?"
"From the men who give it to you. That's the only way to get it.”
― The Way of Kings

“Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very things they were meant to illuminate. Embryonic bonfires, each bearing a seed of destruction so potent it could tumble cities and dash kings to their knees.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings

“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

“All right.First, find me a cliff"
"That,will it give you a vantage to see the area?"
"No," said Kaladin. "It will give me something to throw you off of”
― The Way of Kings
"That,will it give you a vantage to see the area?"
"No," said Kaladin. "It will give me something to throw you off of”
― The Way of Kings

“The hallmark of insecurity is bravado.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
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