Technology is limited”, Jason said, “Only the mind is infinite.
Suspicion is healthy in our profession – but only to an extent. I’d rather trust my men than worry about what will happen if they turn on me.” “That sounds foolish,” Vin said. “Is happiness foolish?
He gritted his teeth, frustrated with himself, but there was nothing he could do about years past. Perhaps he could change the future.
Are you kidding? You just told her that an invisible man who tells you to kill people just showed up when you didn’t want him to.” “Not one of our smoothest interactions,” Tobias agreed.
When you read a book, it’s like you’re becoming an actor, taking on the roles of a dozen different people, coming to know and love them like you know yourself. It’s one of the best ways to experience another life, to become something that you are not.
You,” she said, spearing Wayne in the chest with a finger. “I thought I told you not to come back.” “I thought I ignored you.
A warrior is nothing if she has nothing to fight for.
It’s worse when they think they’re your friend. Gawx, the viziers. They make assumptions. They think they know you, then start to expect things of you. Then you have to be the person everyone thinks you are, not the person you actually are.
But merely being tradition does not make something worthy, Kadash. We can’t just assume that because something is old it is right.
Normal people did not hear voices. Zane did. He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.
Parents are unpredictable when their children are involved,” Harding said. “I’d much rather fight a squadron of Forgotten than deal with an affluent mother who thinks her son is in danger.
Kelsier would not back down. He would not let this thing intimidate him again. He’d already killed one god. The second murder was always easier than the first.
I?” the man said. “I am a drifter. A miscreant. The flame’s last breath, made of smoke at its passing.
Besides, you scowl at everyone like an old man anyway. You’ll be a great fit.” Kaladin glowered at her. “Perfect! Keep it up!
May you rule in wisdom.
Their heads are heads of rock, their hearts set upon rock. Set your sights on something higher. Something more grand.
You trusted me enough to jump off the wall, and I caught you.
That left me room to work some seductive magic. I wished I knew some.
Before we get to this, let me explain something about myself. I’ve been many things in my life. Student. Spy. Sacrifice. Potted plant. However, at this point, I’m something completely different from all of those – something more frightening than any of them. I’m a writer.
Oh, thank you, I thought, feeling an overwhelming sense of relief. Dancing was stressful – but murderous demigods, those I could deal with.