“It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“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
“Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
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