Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)

by Brandon Sanderson

An army was the sort of thing everyone wanted to have, so long as it was off doing important things elsewhere.

You mostly failed. This is life. The longer you live, the more you fail. 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.”

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