Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson

Like with the zephyr spores earlier, this beauty transfixed her. Our minds want dangerous things to be ugly, yet Tress found those rolling waves inviting.

Danger doesn’t make a thing less beautiful—in fact, there’s a magnifying influence.

Deadly beauty is the starkest variety.

I’m drowning in bravery, cleverness, and heroism. Instead, kindly give me a little common sense.

Even if we’re doing nothing at all, because simply holding the shape can take all the effort in the world. More, if we want to make it look natural.

she was no closer to thinking of a way through it. And pounding her head against the page wasn’t accomplishing anything more than getting ink on her forehead.