The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)

by Brent Weeks

“When you don’t have power to compel obedience, by definition you’re making a request.

Put on some armor. Just remember what’s armor and what’s you, so when it’s time to take it off, you can.”

War brings out the worst in many, and the best in few.

Weak men like to humble women, especially great women who make them feel as inferior.

“Evil is simple and empty. Evil has no mysterious depths. We stare into a dark hole and fill it with our fears, but it is only a hole.”

“Idealists mature badly. If they can’t outgrow their idealism, they become hypocrites or blind.

Love is not a whim. Love is not a flower that fades with a few fleeting years. Love is a choice wedded to action, my husband, and I chose you, and I will choose you every day for the rest of my life.”