The Way of Kings

"Music speaks what words cannot."

"Patience is the greatest warrior's virtue."

"The past chains us only if we let it."

"Imagination is the first step to creation."

"Leadership is the burden of others' lives."

"Even broken things can be beautiful."

"Justice requires understanding, not just judgment."

"Art is the capture of a moment's truth."

"Forgiveness is harder than any battle."

"I cannot afford to be weak."

"Beauty exists in fractured things."

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

"A good death is one where you've accomplished your purpose."

"Dreams are where truth becomes flexible."

"I will not let another fall."

"A leader learns to lose well."

"The most amazing thing about stories is that they're true."

"We are all slaves to something."

"Compassion is not weakness."

"I can do this. Stormfather, I can do this."

"The unseen realm touches the real one."

"There is always another secret."

"Pattern-thinking is the way to truth."

"I am not a coward."

"These words are accepted."

"Strength does not come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't."

"A man can only do what a man can do."

"I will protect those who cannot protect themselves."

"The most important step a man can take."

"I am become a man of stone."