Brandon Sanderson

When has any tyrant ever said to himself, 'This is enough'?

I’d hoped…I’d hoped you could tell me, give me an absolute right. For once, I’d like my moral code not to come with a list of exceptions at the end.

His mother would probably lament how little Kaladin care for religious observance. The way Kaladin figured it, the Almighty didn’t show much concern for him, so why care back?

Surprisingly, it was in my mouth

“That was a joke, bridgeboy.”
“My mistake. I was under the impression that jokes were supposed to be funny.”
“Only to people with a sense of humor.”
“Ah, of course,” Kaladin said. “I traded in my sense of humor long ago.”
“And what did you get for it?”
“Scars,” Kaladin said softly.

‘Honor’ is a word applied to the actions of men from the past who have had their lives scrubbed clean by historians.

Do not make me kick you. I do not like kicking. It hurts my toes.