“Merchants is like mercenaries, my gammer always said. Only difference is that merchants will take your head off, then pretend to be your friend all the same.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Rule a man, and he will do whatever you can imagine. Befriend him, and he will do more.”
― The Strength of the Few
― The Strength of the Few
“Laggart was not a smart man. True, the things he lectured people on could fill a dictionary—but what he actually knew would barely fill a postcard. That said, he wasn’t an idiot either. He settled somewhere between smart and stupid, perched on the very peak of the bell curve and assuming that it was the right place to be, as highest has to be best.”
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
“There is honor in loss . . . if that loss brings learning.”
― The Way of Kings (4 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]
― The Way of Kings (4 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]
“Some problems didn't seem to have any good answers. Just a lot of wrong ones.”
― The Way of Kings (3 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]
― The Way of Kings (3 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]
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