War has change him some, but on the inside, I think he’s still just a dreamer caught in a world with too much violence.
BRANDON SANDERSONHam shook his head, sitting down, pouring himself something to drink. “I don’t get it, El. Why’d she attack him?” “She’s loony,” Spook said.
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imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.
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Ham shook his head, sitting down, pouring himself something to drink. “I don’t get it, El. Why’d she attack him?” “She’s loony,” Spook said.
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Now, I had been frightened on several different occasions in my life. The most frightening of these involved an elevator and a mime.
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We were like deaf people trying to dance to a beat we couldn’t hear, long after the music actually stopped.
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I’ve found you can ignore half of what Dox tells you and not miss much-except for maybe they occasional complaint that you’re spending too much.
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Those seemed to become figures, crafted by the bones and branches stretching from the heaps on the ground. Bodies and souls. His movement made the shadows twist, as if turning to regard him.
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The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
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That isn’t greatness. That’s just foolishness.
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The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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What did you put in the fire?” Kaladin said. “To make that special smoke?” “Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire.” “But, I saw-” “What you saw belongs to you.
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To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.
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Those books are invariably described as “important”- which in my experience, pretty much means that they’re boring. (words like meaningful and thoughtful are other good clues.)
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Yet she was beginning to think that she– along with others– had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn.
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It’s actually a rather romantic and dramatic story — one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based on it being far too long and having not enough decapitations.
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Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.
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