Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)

by Brandon Sanderson

Up close, differences could chafe. But if you remembered that from far away you all looked the same . . . well, that was important too.

“Yeah, maybe. But it’s nice to make people laugh at you for something you do, and not something you can’t control. You know?”

“Storming lighteyes,” Lopen muttered. “Always making things more difficult for us common folk.” “Us common folk?” she asked. “You are a Knight Radiant.” “The most common one.” “You frequently tell me how uncommon you are, Lopen.” “It’s only a contradiction if you think about it.” “I . . . I have no response to that.”

“Please, gods of the ancient Herdazians,” Lopen whispered. “Don’t let me get killed by a monster that looks so stupid. Please.”