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.

wonder how many amazing innovations we’ve passed up because we were searching for something else, and didn’t realize what we’d done.

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