Words aren’t meant to be kept inside, you see. They are free creatures, and if locked away will unsettle the stomach.”
“A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“A dozen candles burned themselves to death on the shelf before me. Each of my breaths made them tremble. To them, I was a behemoth, to frighten and destroy. And yet, if I strayed too close, they could destroy me. My invisible breath, the pulses of life that flowed in and out, could end them freely, while my fingers could not do the same without being repaid in pain.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
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