The Way of Kings (2 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation] Quotes

“I shall offer you this, Sadeas. If you can speak, yet say nothing ridiculous, I will leave you alone for the rest of the week.”
“Well, I think that shouldn’t be too difficult.”
“And yet you failed,” Wit said, sighing. “For you said ‘I think’ and I can imagine nothing so ridiculous as the concept of you thinking.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings (2 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]

“I shall offer you this, Sadeas. If you
can speak, yet say nothing ridiculous, I will leave you alone for the rest of the week.”
“Well, I think that shouldn’t be too difficult.”
“And yet you failed,” Wit said, sighing. “For you said ‘I think’ and I can imagine
nothing so ridiculous as the concept of you thinking.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings (2 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]

“The King’s Wit was not a silly court fool such as one might find in other kingdoms. He was a sword, a tool maintained by the king. Insulting others was beneath the dignity of the king, so just as one used gloves when forced to handle something vile, the king retained a Wit so he didn’t have to debase himself to the level of rudeness or offensiveness.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings (2 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]

“I’ve never been known as a subtle man, Brightlord,” Dalinar said. “Just an effective one.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings (2 of 5) [Dramatized Adaptation]