37 quotes
Heroism is a myth you tell idealistic young people—specifically when you want them to go bleed for you.
Rhythm of War (2020)
The man who forges weapons can claim he’s never killed, but he still prepares for the slaughter.
Rhythm of War (2020)
“You like irony now too?”
“Irony tastes good. Like sausage.”
Rhythm of War (2020)
Would you prefer a reinforcement of what you already want to believe, or do you seek the truth?
Rhythm of War (2020)
Words on the page define men to future generations.
Rhythm of War (2020)
All this time, he’s been asking what a god could possibly fear, but the answer was obvious. Odium feared men who would not obey him.
Rhythm of War (2020)
I name you idiot for playing with powers you only presume to understand.
Rhythm of War (2020)
True freedom—with the power to make certain she didn’t ever have to be dependent upon anyone else, listener or spren. True freedom couldn’t exist while someone else had power over you.
Rhythm of War (2020)
“Do you think you can take the truth?”
“Try for once. It would be refreshing.”
Rhythm of War (2020)
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)
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)
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)
We must not let our desires for a specific result cloud our perceptions.
Rhythm of War (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)
“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)
You don’t get to choose to be free, Venli. Just which master to follow.
Rhythm of War (2020)
Any information—even if you suspect your enemy is feeding it to you—is useful, son. More wars are lost to lack of information than are lost to lack of courage.
Rhythm of War (2020)
The fact that these had thrown their lives away so wantonly did not speak highly of their master.
Rhythm of War (2020)
A thousand wrong plans were no more useful that a single wrong one.
Rhythm of War (2020)
She had been around enough intelligent people to know they worked best in an encouraging environment where study and discovery were rewarded.
Rhythm of War (2020)