The Way of Kings

Book · 6 characters · 601 quotes · 2010

Quotes from The Way of Kings

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"You look ridiculous in those shoes."
Shallan Davar Humor
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"Cracks are how the light gets in."
Shallan Davar Hope
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"I am haunted by the men I failed to save."
Kaladin Stormblessed
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"What you build during the calm will determine what you can do during the storm."
Dalinar Kholin
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"Men are not fixed things."
Dalinar Kholin Change
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"I do not fear you."
Kaladin Stormblessed Courage
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"That painting is ruined."
Shallan Davar Humor
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"I will find another way."
Kaladin Stormblessed Perseverance
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"The wretch gets what he deserves."
Kaladin Stormblessed Justice
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"A man chooses what matters to him."
Dalinar Kholin Wisdom
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"You cannot trust the historians."
Shallan Davar Truth
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"Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do."
Dalinar Kholin Hope
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"I will take responsibility for what I have done."
Kaladin Stormblessed Courage
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"One cannot have a wedding without a groom."
Shallan Davar Humor
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"We are the ones who must do something."
Dalinar Kholin
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"I have never heard a knight swear before."
Shallan Davar Humor
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"Sometimes a man stands up because he has to."
Kaladin Stormblessed Motivation
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"You are the man who bought my maps."
Shallan Davar Relationships
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"I am a storm."
Kaladin Stormblessed Power
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"Sarcasm is the refuge of those who are too clever for their own good."
Shallan Davar Humor
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"We make a choice, right now, to be better."
Dalinar Kholin Hope
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"You cannot have my pain."
Kaladin Stormblessed Strength
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"Expectation. That thing was made of expectation."
Shallan Davar Imagination
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"The most important step a man can take is always the next one."
Dalinar Kholin Perseverance
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"I will protect those who cannot protect themselves."
Kaladin Stormblessed Courage
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"True leadership means making the hard choices others cannot."
Dalinar Kholin Leadership
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"A soldier's greatest strength is not his blade, but his conviction."
Kaladin Stormblessed Courage
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"Belief is not about logic; it is about choice."
Dalinar Kholin Faith
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"The test of a man is not in how he rises when he falls, but whether he rises at all."
Dalinar Kholin Strength
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"We are all crippled by something."
Kaladin Stormblessed Perseverance