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Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)

by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)

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Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1) by Anthony Ryan

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Soldier’s life is hard, short on pleasure and long on pain.”

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“A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

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“I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.”
― John Steinbeck

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“We all dream of making contact with aliens while we can't really understand our neighbors across the border.”
― D. Rus, The Duty

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“Our minds shape reality ... that is why superstitious peasants burn witches, jealous lovers murder their beloved, and lonely veterans put nooses around their necks.”
― Nicolas Lietzau, Dreams of the Dying

tags: mental, mind, philosophy

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“Okay, maybe I don't have to solve every problem with my fists...but every once in awhile, a situation arises that is substantially improved by the judicious application of force.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Heroes Die

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