Elantris (Elantris, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

They imagine how grand it used to be, their memories enhanced by a decade of stories—it is human nature to believe that other places and other times are better than the here and now.

Oh, nostalgia…

“It’s easy to see the answers once the puzzle is solved, Sarene,”

Every lesson had two sides.

“There is beauty in every disaster, friend, if you are clever enough to find it.”