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"You know that tall woman, the king's sister? The chortana with the glare that could break a Shardblade? She says that the power has to get into your soul somehow. So I've been trying to cry a lot, and moan about my life being so terrible, but I think the Stormfather knows I'm lying. Hard to act sad when you're the Lopen."
Lopen being comedic relief when the world is ending👌

He stepped back from the door and pressed himself against the wall. "Also, tell the innkeeper I disappeared in a puff of smoke. It will drive him crazy."
"The inn—"
The door opened suddenly, swinging inward. The innkeeper entered, and hesitated as he found Shallan sitting alone at the table. Wit slipped deftly around the door and out behind the man, who didn't notice.
I love Wit 🙌

"Get me a copy of the surgeon's words upon my birth," he said to those outside. "Oh, and kill those children."
The music trailed off as the children heard what he'd said. Musicspren fitted away.
"You mean, quiet them from singing," Mrall said.
"Whatever.”
Taravangian pov is top tier 💀👌

“Dalinar kicked the horse forward, and it leaped—but as it landed, something gave. The creature screamed and collapsed, dumping him. He sighed, shoving aside the horse and standing. He’d broken its back; Shardplate (armor) was not meant for such common beasts.”

😶😖🥺

My toxic trait is continuing to act like I’m reading this book when really I’m trying to do everything but read it because it’s boring at the moment…but I’m also stubborn and won’t pick another book to read because I can’t read two books at the same time so here we are. Trapped in a reading slump of my own making.