Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)

by Brandon Sanderson

There are no foolish oaths. All are the mark of men and true spren over beasts and subspren. The mark of intelligence, free will, and choice.

“Inappropriate?” Pattern said. “Such as … dividing by zero?”

The trick to happiness wasn’t in freezing every momentary pleasure and clinging to each one, but in ensuring one’s life would produce many future moments to anticipate.

sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a person who is in the process of changing.”

A group of people all trying to impress one another was always more dangerous than the lone psychopath.

Aim for the sun. That way if you miss, at least your arrow will fall far away, and the person it kills will likely be someone you don’t know.”

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.

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.