187 quotes
Those gods had never deserved reverence. What was a god who only made demands? Nothing but a tyrant with a different name.
Rhythm of War (2020)
All life worked in concert, he’d been taught in his youth. Everything but men, who refused their place. Who destroyed instead of added.
Oathbringer (2017)
I've always been very confident in my immaturity.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006)
Every man is a hero in his own story, Princess.
Warbreaker (2009)
Alone in the darkness, standing with his back to the wall, facing overwhelming numbers. A glorious way to die, but Kaladin didn’t want glory. He’d given up on that foolish dream as a child.
Rhythm of War (2020)
What you said earlier is right; men are unreliable in many things. But if there’s one thing you can count on, it’s their greed.
The Way of Kings (2010)
Never apologize for being clever, Shallan. It sets a bad precedent.
The Way of Kings (2010)
It’s too easy to forget the cost not only to the boys who die, but to the ones who live. Every commander should be reminded periodically.
Rhythm of War (2020)
Proof that one can be both intelligent and accept the intelligence of those who disagree with you? Why, I should think it would undermine the scholarly world in its entirety.
The Way of Kings (2010)
They were not demons, they were just men who had too much power and not enough sense.
The Way of Kings (2010)
“Not so crude then, if it almost killed him.”
“Pardon, Torol, but almost is a big distinction in assassinations.”
Words of Radiance (2014)
“She’s rarely vocal about her beliefs unless provoked.”
“She’s ashamed, then.”
“I doubt that. Merely considerate.”
The Way of Kings (2010)
“We just need to be more optimistic.”
“Being optimistic does not change facts.”
Words of Radiance (2014)
We must not let our desires for a specific result cloud our perceptions.
Rhythm of War (2020)
“It’s politics. The annoying kind.”
“There’s another kind?”
Dawnshard (2020)
That’s the trouble with science. It’s never done. Always upending itself. Ruining perfect systems for the little inconvenience of them being wrong.
Rhythm of War (2020)
Hrathen turned to Dilaf. “The first step in taking control of a nation, Arteth, is the simplest. You find someone to hate.”
Elantris (2005)
“You run like a coward.”
“Every good sergeant is a coward! And proud of it! Someone needs to talk sense to the officers!”
Rhythm of War (2020)
Bitterness is repaid more often than kindness. One of his father’s sayings.
The Way of Kings (2010)
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 (2010)