The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)

by Brandon Sanderson

But things can’t stay the same—and that’s well, for when nothing changes in your life, it’s as good as being dead.”

How did men believe in something that preached love on one hand, yet taught destruction of unbelievers on the other? How did one rationalize belief with the lack of proof? How could they honestly expect him to have faith in something that taught of miracles and wonders in the far past, but carefully gave excuses for why such things didn’t occur in the present day?

For he knew that the winning side wasn’t always the right one.

Some important decisions were made in public, on a battlefield or in a conference room. But others happened quietly, unseen by others. That didn’t make the decision any less important to Sazed.

She would always love him. But she would not cease to function because he was gone. The contrary, perhaps.