Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)

by Brandon Sanderson

“You think I can fight them all, Skar?” Kaladin said, meeting the older man’s eyes. “Dozens of Shardbearers? Tens of thousands of troops? You think one man could do that?” “Not one man,” Skar said, stubborn. “You.”

“What if you need to poop?” she asked instead.

I mean, if we’re going to halfway-almost-kind-of-maybe-get-married, we should probably look out for one another’s interests.”

“I traded in my sense of humor long ago.” “And what did you get for it?” “Scars,” Kaladin said softly.

“I know full well how to have a good time.” “Is that so?” “Yes. It involves being anywhere you aren’t.”

Hugging him is like hugging a whitespine or, or a pile of nails or something. I mean it’s Wit. You’re not supposed to like him.”