Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)

by Brandon Sanderson

Eternity was nothing when time had no meaning.

Failure is the mark of a life well lived. In turn, the only way to live without failure is to be of no use to anyone. Trust me, I’ve practiced.”

If you never spend it, you gain nothing by having it.

Personally, I think life is fair. It’s merely that often, you can’t immediately see what balances it.”

“Sometimes, a hypocrite is nothing more than a man who is in the process of changing.”

“All things exist in three realms, Dalinar,” Nohadon said. “The Physical: what you are now. The Cognitive: what you see yourself as being. The Spiritual: the perfect you, the person beyond pain, and error, and uncertainty.”

The most important step a man can take. It’s not the first one, is it? It’s the next one. Always the next step, Dalinar.

“I will take responsibility for what I have done,” Dalinar whispered. “If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.”