"Life before Death.Strength before Weakness.Journey before Destination.

I'm an expert on one-armed Herdazian jokes. 'Lopen,' my mother always says, 'you must learn these to laugh before others do. Then you steal the laughter from them, and have it all for yourself.
~ Brandon Sanderson ~












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