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Progress is learning to control your world.

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The Librarians control the information... They control what gets read, what gets seen, and what gets learned. Because of that they have power.

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If nobody changes the world, if nobody works to make it better, then we stagnate.

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The world is progressing. One man cannot slow it, no matter how determined he is."He stopped in the

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I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of them protect us. Power corrupts, and abs...more

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Kelsier smiled. 'It means that you, Vin, are a very special person. You have a power that most high noblemen envy. It is a power that, had you been bo...more

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If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its chains.

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Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very t...more

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Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself.

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Are you that afraid of being wrong? One would assume you’d be accustomed to it by now.”He grunted. “Be careful, girl. You wouldn’t want to accidentall...more

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Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception

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The only time you seem honest is when you’re insulting someone!”“The only honest things I can say to you are insults.

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This is insanity!""No, this is scholarship!

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Perhaps I am an insensitive rich woman. That doesn't change the fact that you can be downright mean and offensive, Kaladin Stormblessed.

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Shallan’s mental image of Jasnah Kholin was of someone almost divine. It was, upon reflection, an odd way to regard a determined atheist.