Hence the purpose of education. To be young is about action. To be a scholar is about informed action. - Brandon Sanderson

Jasnah couldn’t help but smile. For over a decade, she’d dreamed of uniting the best minds of the kingdom in a coordinated effort. She’d been ignored; all anyone had wanted to discuss was her lack of belief in their god. Well, they were focused now. Turned out the end of the world had to actually arrive before people would take it seriously.

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.

These are the men…well, these are the men who actually change the world. And they terrify me. For men never see as far as they think they do.