I have found that youths like you have a relative lack of appreciation for the distant past. - Brandon Sanderson

The difference between a successful thief and a dead thief is knowing when to escape with your takings.

Yes, I could have traveled quickly. But all men have been the same ultimate destination. Whether we find our end in a hallowed sepulcher or a pauper’s ditch, all save the Heralds themselves must dine with the Nightwatcher.

Kaladin had never had much time for art. Either the picture depicted something useful—like a map—or it was basically pointless.