The Stormlight Archive, Books 1-4: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, Rhythm of War

by Brandon Sanderson

“So yes, I, Adolin Kholin—cousin to the king, heir to the Kholin princedom—have shat myself in my Shardplate. Three times, all on purpose.”

He’d drafted a law requiring that all people of less than average intellect be required to commit suicide for the good of the city.

“You want to get a palanquin?” Lopen asked. “Those are for women.” “Ain’t nothing wrong with being a woman, gancho,” Lopen said. “Some of my relatives are women.”