Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)

by Brandon Sanderson

“Maybe—incredible though it may seem—there are more than two choices in life.

there were likely thousands of worthy people in the world and not all of them would be chosen. Complaints that he was fine with his life and didn’t need to live up to some spren’s ideals.

Was he happy? He wasn’t sad. For now, he’d accept “not sad.”

They were sympathetic, but they didn’t understand.

“No one ever accomplished anything by being content with who they were, Shallan,” Adolin said. “We accomplish great things by reaching toward who we could become.” “As long as it’s what you want to become. Not what someone else thinks you should become.”