Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)

by Brandon Sanderson

What separates the heroes from the villains? One speech in the night?

‘They told me I was wrong! Szeth-son-son-Vallano . . . Truthless. They named me Truthless!’

‘You catch on quickly,’ Shallan said as Pattern became a three-dimensional mass of twisting lines, a ball hanging in the air above the seat beside her.

He hopped off the wall, focused on the floor of the chasm, and blinked – willing that direction to become down to him again.

He shouted as he jumped a group of frillblooms, their fronds pulling in beneath him.

I know things that you do not, and I think you might actually know some that I do not. That gives us what is called synergy. If you can contain your annoyance, we might both learn something.’