Vex

“He fought as he wished he had all those years ago, for the chance he had missed. In that moment between storms--when the rain stilled and the winds drew in their breaths to blow--he danced with the slayer of kings, and somehow held his own.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

“Words are the weapons used by those who see others with contempt. A contempt which only deepens when they see how those others are deceived and made into fools because they chose to believe. Because in their naivety they thought the meaning of a word was fixed, immune to abuse.”
― Steven Erikson, Reaper's Gale

“The soul knows no greater anguish than to take a breath that begins with love and ends with grief. But there are other anguishes, many others. They unfold as they will, and to dwell within them is to understand nothing.”
― Steven Erikson, Toll the Hounds

“Never pray to the gods that answer after dark.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue