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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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My life wasn’t just about one city, or one Epic, anymore. It was about a war. It was about finding a way to stop the Epics.Permanently.

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I wasn’t a nerd, mind you, but I’d spent a lot of my youth studying Epics, so I’d had limited experience with social interaction. I mixed with ordinar...more

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Where there are villains, there will be heroes. Just wait. They will come.

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

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The world isn't fair? What a huge revelation! Some people in power abuse those they have power over? Amazing! When did this start happening?

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I’m sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to.