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“First: Survival is the primary need of civilization. Second: Civilization continuously grows and expands, but the total matter in the universe remains constant.”
“Sazed smiled. “That depends. The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit, however, can suffocate.”
― Mistborn: The Final Empire
― Mistborn: The Final Empire
“What is a government but an institutionalized method of making sure somebody else does all the work?”
― The Well of Ascension
― The Well of Ascension
“Well, I myself find that respect is like manure. Use it where needed, and growth will flourish. Spread it on too thick, and things just start to smell.” His eyes twinkled.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training.”
― Dune
― Dune
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon. Too often, we forget that.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
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